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/
I had not been an attending and operating for more than a few months before the insidious onset of pesky pains in the shoulder, elbow, and wrist of my dominant arm. Initially, I figured out “workarounds” to minimize or avoid painful movements and positions when possible, and pushed through the pain when unavoidable. I acquired …
Garrett Masey MD, Sindhu Dwarapumdi BS, Ayesiga Herman MBBS, Lily Gutnik MD MPH The demand for global surgery has been on the rise in medical schools across the United States. International electives during medical school and residency training encourage personal growth, deepen medical knowledge, and develop cultural competence of our future medical care providers. Although …
Academic global surgery has gained significant traction over the last decade, in part due to the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery’s seminal report in 2015 (Meara et al., 2015). This increase in interest has led to many initiatives, and subsequent publications, focusing on providing much-needed surgical care to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pediatric surgery, …
The AAS Ethics Committee Art & Essay Festival for 2024 continues with our art auction, benefitting the AAS Foundation. Visit the Auction Site, review the art and learn about the artists, and be sure to bid on the submitted work by AAS member artists, like this entry from Joseph Talbet: Description: The artwork is a …
During my dedicated research time in residency, I started running. I had never run for fun before. I had played sports before—growing up I loved basketball, tennis, and lacrosse—but running was just the annoying and difficult thing you had to do in order to play, and I liked playing on a team. When I finally …
The AAS Foundation’s fourth annual “Get Off Your AAS” Fitness & Wellness Challenge is just around the corner! This year, the challenge is expanding beyond physical fitness to include wellness, emphasizing mindful activities and social connection. This will be a four-day fitness campaign that will be held from January 12-16, 2024, to help support various …
Join us for our monthly #AASChat on X – tomorrow, December 5th at 8:00 PM Eastern led by Christie Buonpane, MD @clbuonpane and Alessandra Landmann, MD @ale___ssandra . We’ll be discussing “How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews!” A few questions that will direct the conversation will include: What is your favorite interview question and …
The AAS Ethics Committee continues our 2023 blog series, presenting member’s submissions from this year’s essay contest. And a reminder: The 2024 Art and Essay Festival deadline is midnight, Monday, December 4. Click HERE to learn more and submit your work. Authors: Rachael Essig, MD & Ariana Metchik-Gaddis, MD Imagine completing a grueling — more than …
Everyone reading this article already knows about (or will soon become all too familiar with) work relative value units (wRVUs). Through the 1980s, Medicare paid physicians based on “usual and customary” charges. However, this policy was opaque, lacked standardization, and was contributing to disparities in compensation between procedural and non-procedural disciplines. Therefore, over the course …
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought forth a myrad of applications across diverse fields, and academic medicine is no outlier. Among the various AI models, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has faced its share of skepticism. However, when used judiciously, it emerges as a multifaceted tool with promising applications in research, education, and patient care. In …
