Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons
The Academic Surgeon is the official blog of the AAS. We post anywhere from one to three times a week and our contributors will focus on issues relevant to young academic surgeons, residents, fellows, and even medical students.
If you would like to contribute, please submit your post here: https://www.aasurg.org/the-academic-surgeon-blog-submission/
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Callisia N. Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency …
I’m a white, cisgender male and the privilege associated with that has given me tremendous advantages to getting me to where I am today as a surgery resident. That is a sentence that has taken me far too long to say, and I’m still working to become comfortable with it. Why has it taken 30 …
There is an increasing demand for surgical programs to train more surgeon-scientists. A huge draw for surgeon-scientist is that they are the epitome of seeing clinical problems and questions, then bringing the translational solutions “from bench to bedside.” As such, the dedicated research time is an exciting time for most surgical residents. It is a …
I write this on my last day as a research fellow, reflecting on the last two fantastic years as well as the three clinical years ahead of me. I just finished two years as a National Clinician Scholar at the University of Michigan’s Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP), and will be deep into …
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Kristin L. Long is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health with a special interest in …
When: Today, June 24, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7015925914473/WN_WrnXZAPMRIuqsdtIY11A0Q The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) recognizes its obligation to address the lack of diversity within the academic surgical workforce. We believe tackling this problem is essential to attaining health equities as we strive to deliver care to an increasingly diverse …
For members of the LGBTQIA community, June is usually a month of parties, parades, and rainbow flags (OK, rainbow everything) all celebrating our culture and the important strides we have made towards societal acceptance. Pride Month has practically become a nationwide party enthusiastically embraced not only by queer people but by our straight friends and …
I wrote a different essay for this blog several weeks ago. But after the events of the past few weeks, that essay now seems irrelevant. In the midst of a national public healthcare crisis, a new crisis has emerged, one that is as much a threat -if not more so- to the wellbeing of our …
As a surgical oncologist, I have developed principles that helped me build a successful practice; provide excellent care to my patients; work and lead multidisciplinary teams; mentor medical students, residents, and fellows; expedite patient visits, and perform research and clinical trials. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned my world upside down. Every instinct I follow …
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Joon K. Shim is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a full-time core faculty member, …
