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 am one of the few female surgeons in Saudi Arabia. It was not an easy choice in a male-dominant culture. To start with, when I completed my MD degree, I chose to be a surgeon, but there was some resistance from my family. My mother especially was concerned because she was under the impression …
I left Nigeria, West Africa in 2007 to pursue my goal of becoming a surgeon in the United States. Being chosen a decade later as the 2017 Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)/West African College of Surgeons (WACS) International Visiting Professorship was therefore a great honor. The 2017 Annual meeting of the WACS was scheduled to …
Congratulations! You have matched. For all of you that have just matched in a surgical residency program, my heartiest congratulations to you. Welcome to the field. You guys are absolutely going to love it. It’s a rocky road and there are some ups and downs but the journey is fun. I am putting together some …
I arrived in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia’s second largest city, confident in my mission. I was a member of the Northwestern Trauma and Surgical Initiative (NTSI), a group dedicated to surgical access. I was to work on an established project with Santa Cruz’s government, hospitals, and physicians to help build a foundation for …
(This post originally appeared on the Association of Women Surgeons’ blog) When #ILookLikeASurgeon went viral in August 2015, many expected a short lived hashtag. Yet Dr. Caprice Greenberg, the president of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), has shown the conversation on diversity, inclusion, and equity in surgery is far from over. During the recent …
You could see nearly every bone in his body; I’m not sure I have ever seen someone so emaciated. Over the previous few weeks, this once healthy and strong young man had transformed into the severely malnourished and frail figure I saw before me. A brief look at his abdomen would reveal the cause of …
Almost 2000 attendees convened in Las Vegas earlier this month for the 12th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. One of the highlights of this year’s ASC was the AAS Presidential Address by Dr. Caprice Greenberg, entitled, “Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings.” If you were unable to attend the address and would like to view it or …
As you begin your journey as a surgeon-scientist, the factors critical to your success include the support of your department chief, adequate startup resources, buy-in from your research collaborators, a solid laboratory environment with strong scientific mentoring, and protected time. One way to achieve early success and focus your thinking on a specific research direction …
Associate Editor for Global Surgery We are pleased to announce that Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH, has been selected to serve as the new Associate Editor for the Global Surgery section of the Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Nwomeh is a Professor of Clinical Surgery and Pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine …
During the AAS Business Meeting at last week’s very successful 12th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Las Vegas, new officers were elected to lead the Association. Congratulations to Dr. Adil Haider, who was elected President-Elect, and to Dr. Eugene Kim, who was elected our next Recorder. Both are outstanding candidates and we look forward …
