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/
Below please find information on several American College of Surgeons Awards: George H.A. Clowes, Jr., MD, FACS Memorial Research Career Development Award – This research award for a young academic general surgeon provides $45,000 per year for each of five years. Preference will be given to applicants who are working towards an NIH K08 or …
One of my favorite questions I get asked by current and potential members in the AAS is “How can I get involved in this society?” I love this question. I love it especially because in the past ten years that I have been working with the AAS, nine of which as its Executive Director, I …
To start, a disclaimer: I am not an expert in time management. In fact, I am a serial procrastinator. Somehow, I have been able to function and achieve a modicum of success in spite of this. I often justify my procrastination with the excuses “I do my best work under pressure” and “I work best …
There’s a young man in green scrubs running from the hospital. He’s running along the sidewalk, focused look on his face. He’s not trying to keep the stethoscope in his pocket from flopping around, and he’s not trying to run away from anything; he’s not looking over his shoulder, he’s not looking around to see …
We meet the patient for the first time and ask them to tell us the story of what brings them to see a doctor. From their story emerges the history of present illness. We supplement it with additional tests and studies. Ultimately we arrive to the diagnosis and the treatment plan. Our job as clinicians …
My four-year old rarely give me any good advice, but I was quite impressed by the Academy Award-winning Pixar film “Inside Out.” The story is based on the concept of “core memories” and how memories shape personalities, emotions and behaviors. Portrayed as glowing blue orbs, these core memories thoroughly affect a young girl’s move to …
“We have been offering the Asian nations the wrong kind of help. We have so lost sight of our own past that we are trying to sell guns and money alone, instead of remembering that it was the quest for dignity of freedom that was responsible for our own way of life.” The Ugly American …
Rise of Twitter in Surgery: It’s no secret that there is a growing community of medical students, surgeons-in-training, and surgeons on Twitter. Many use Twitter and other social media to keep up on news, connect with colleagues, and access the latest medical innovations and data, or promote their own research. But Twitter can also be …
At this year’s ASC meeting, the Education Committee presented an informative session entitled “Academic Success in Surgery: What Does It Really Take?” During that session, Allan Goldstein, MD, posited that one of the key challenges to growing or maintaining a successful basic science effort is obtaining extramural funding. Well, spring has sprung! For residents and …
It is a great honor to serve as the 49th President of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)! Thank you for entrusting me to lead this incredible society. Tim Pawlik, Justin Dimick and I met at the beginning of Tim’s presidency to lay out a 3-year approach that would allow increased continuity in our strategic …
