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/
Just before starting residency, I watched the birth of my first son. On the cusp of starting a surgical internship my life was filled with excitement, chaos and a little bit of fear. Confident and naïve, I did not spend much time considering the role my career choice was going to play on the father …
As I read through the current issues of the surgical literature, familiar themes continue to permeate the pages. Two themes represent much of the research we as academic surgeons devote a significant amount of time to designing, conducting, and publishing. The first goes something like this: “A study of ABC clinical problem in the LMNOP …
Surgical training is particularly rough on pregnant residents. This was made very clear in a recent study of women who were pregnant during surgical residency, which found that 39% of women surveyed considered leaving residency and 30% would advise female medical students against pursuing a surgical career.1 With so much focus on retaining and promoting …
The Application Deadline for AAS’ inaugural 2018 Aspiring Leaders Development Program closes this weekend! Apply now for this exciting program designed to engage high-potential academic surgeons with quality mentorship to impact personal, team and organizational goals Applications are being accepted now through April 1, 2018 – for more information and to apply online, please visit …
As academic surgeons, it is our obligation to transform the society in which we live, not just through scientific innovation but through strong leadership. Goliaths like Thomas Starzl revolutionized not only surgical practice but also entire communities. Leadership is crucial to the efficacy of public health initiatives such as the Stop the Bleed campaign, which …
The Association for Academic Surgery is pleased to present the Aspiring Leaders Development Program. This 12-month mentorship program is designed to engage high-potential academic surgeons to develop and implement leadership competencies, supported with associated high quality mentorship, in order to impact personal, team and organizational goals. For our inaugural 2018 program, we’ve assembled a fantastic …
During the 13th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Jacksonville, new AAS officers were elected to lead the society. Congratulations to Dr. Karl Bilimoria, who was elected President-Elect and Dr. Amir Ghaferi, who was elected our next Secretary. Both are outstanding candidates and we look forward to their future leadership. The full list of officers …
Introduction about feedback Giving feedback to others often comes easy, however knowing what to do with feedback from others is not as easy. Busy surgical residents often receive volumes of feedback in the operating room, outpatient settings, and regarding their general performance within the residency. Several authors have discussed the importance of timeliness (REF) and …
Soliciting and receiving feedback is an essential component of leadership and professional development, particularly in the context of graduate medical education. For female surgical trainees, obtaining constructive feedback from colleagues and superiors may be more challenging than for their male counterparts. Women in the workplace are 1.4 times as likely to receive critical subjective feedback, …
Love it or hate it, writing is the currency of academia. Grants, protocols, and manuscripts are all types of writing that the successful academic surgeon must produce, both in high quantity and quality. A busy or unpredictable clinical practice can make it difficult to write well. Below are some practical tips for academic surgeons to …
