The Association for Academic Surgery offers several awards annually

2010 AAS/Taiwan Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award

Deadline for Applications: September 7, 2009

Call for Applications for the 2010 AAS/Taiwan Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award

The AAS and the Taiwan Surgical Association (TSA) are pleased to announce the 2010 International Visiting Professorship Award. The purpose of this award is to encourage the exchange of ideas and information about clinical, scientific and policy aspects of surgery between members of the AAS and members of the TSA.

The recipient of the third annual AAS/TSA International Visiting Professorship Award will receive support to travel to Taipei, Taiwan, to attend the 69th Annual Meeting of the TSA on March 20-21, 2010. The awardee will give a presentation at the TSA meeting.

The recipient must be willing to assist in hosting the visitor from the TSA, who will be attending the Academic Surgical Congress in San Antonio in February 2010.

Requirements

This award is available to active members of the AAS who meet the following requirements:

•   A strong history of participation in the AAS
•   A record of significant accomplishment in any aspect of surgical research
•   A current full-time academic appointment

Submission of Applications

Members who wish to apply for this award should submit a letter of interest and an NIH biosketch to Christina Kasendorf, the Executive Director of the AAS (christina@aasurg.org). The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59 pm CST on September 7, 2009. Within the letter of interest, applicants should express why they would like to participate in the International Visiting Professorship program, as well as what they hope to achieve during the visit. Applicants should also summarize their history of service in the AAS. Letters should not exceed 2 pages in length.

2010 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange

Deadline for Applications: September 7, 2009

Call for Applications for the 2010 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange

The AAS and the Younger Fellows Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) are pleased to announce the 2010 Leadership Exchange. The purpose of this award is to encourage the exchange of ideas and information about clinical, scientific and policy aspects of surgery between members of the AAS and members of the RACS.

The recipient of the third annual AAS/RACS International Visiting Professorship Award will receive support to travel to Perth, Australia, to attend the RACS Younger Fellows Forum on April 30-May 2, the second annual Developing a Career in Academic Surgery Course on May 3, and the RACS Annual Scientific Congress on May 4-7, 2010. The Exchange is made possible, in part, by the generous support that the Younger Fellows Committee has obtained from Johnson & Johnson Medical.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee

RACS Fellows who are within their first 10 years of fellowship are considered “younger fellows;” the RACS Younger Fellows Committee serves their interests and assures representation within the College. Each year, the Younger Fellows Forum is convened by the RACS Younger Fellows Committee immediately before the RACS Annual Scientific Congress. The purpose of the Younger Fellows Forum is to discuss policy issues of particular relevance to young surgeons―such as those related to training, certification, industry relations, etc.―and ultimately to generate a series of specific recommendations that are brought to the RACS Council, thereby ensuring that young surgeons in ANZ have a voice in the RACS.

The Leadership Exchange

The Younger Fellows Committee and the AAS developed the Leadership Exchange in order to foster an international alliance involving the future leaders in surgery. The primary focus of the visit will be to participate in discussions concerning important policy issues with young surgeons in the RACS.

The recipient may be asked to give presentations at the Younger Fellows Forum, the Developing a Career in Academic Surgery Course, and the Annual Scientific Congress.

The recipient must be willing to assist in hosting the Leadership Exchange visitor from the RACS Younger Fellows Committee, who will be attending the Academic Surgical Congress in San Antonio in February 2010.

Requirements

This award is available to active members of the AAS who meet the following requirements:

•   A strong history of participation in the AAS
•   A record of significant accomplishment in any aspect of surgical research
•   A current full-time academic appointment

Submission of Applications

Members who wish to apply for this award should submit a letter of interest and an NIH biosketch to Christina Kasendorf, the Executive Director of the AAS (christina@aasurg.org). The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59 pm CST on September 7, 2009. Within the letter of interest, applicants should express why they would like to participate in the Leadership Exchange, as well as what they hope to achieve during the visit. Applicants should also summarize their history of service in the AAS. Letters should not exceed 2 pages in length.

Student Research Award

Deadline for Applications: September 1, 2009

Awarded annually to student who will graduate from medical school in the following calendar year.

Winners receive:

Name published in the AAS Newsletter and in the program of the Annual Meeting
Award certificate
Complimentary medical student membership for one year
Top Five award recipients are invited to attend the Academic Surgical Congress and will receive complimentary registration.
Top Five award recipients are also eligable for a $500 travel stipend (only if they attend the meeting).
Application is not available at the present time

Congratulations to the AAS 2010 Student Research Award winners:

Joel T. Adler, University of Wisconsin
Jose L. Diaz-Miron, Baylor College of Medicine
Menarvia K.C. Nixon, Howard University
Sarah J. Novis, Northwestern -Feinberg School of Medicine
David M. Straughan, UT- Houston Department of Surgery

AAS Student Travel Grant

Deadline for Applications: November 1, 2009

Awarded every year

This award is open to medical students from under-represented minorities.

APPLICATION
1. Complete application including essay. Application is not available at the present time.
2. Submit application with a letter of support from your chair or clerkship director.

AWARD
1. Each awardee will receive a certificate.
2. The name of the winner will be published in the AAS newsletter and in the program of the Annual Meeting.
3. The winner receives a complimentary registration to the Academic Surgical Congress in San Antonio, Texas from February 3-5. 2010. In addition, the awardee receives a $500 travel stipend and up to 3 nights hotel accommodations at the meeting hotel.

Congratulations to the 2010 award winner: Ashanti L. Franklin from Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Previous Award Winner:
2007 Babafemi "Wande" Pratt, Harvard School of Public Health
2008 Juliet A. Emamaulle, University of Alberta, Canada
2009 Kerry-Ann C.A. Stewart, University of Rochester

AAS Foundation Research Fellowship Award

Deadline: December 1, 2009

Awarded every year

Recipient is awarded $20,000 a year for two years
Open to residents and fellows with 2 years of post-graduate training
Application is not available at the present time

Congratulations to the 2009 award winner: Seth B. Krantz, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Previous Award Winners
1988 Michael Grosso, MD University of Colorado+
1989 Harold Brem, MD Harvard University+
1990 Sherry Wren, MD University of Pittsburgh+
1991 Claude Roland, MD Washington University+
1992 Richard Battafarano, MD University of Minnesota+
1993 Bryan M. Clary, MD Duke University+
1994 Mary Emily Klingensmith, MD Brigham & Women’s Hospital+
1995 John F. Renz, MD University of California, San Francisco+
1996 Maureen Chung, MD Roger Williams Medical College*
1996 Bradley S. Taylor, MD University of Pittsburgh+
1997 Heung Bae Kim, MD The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia+
1998 Maggie C. Lee, MD UCLA*
1998 Daniel Kreisel, MD Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania+
1999 Shimul A. Shah, MD University of Massachusetts+
2000 Kathleen van Leeuwen, MD University of Michigan Hospital*
2001 Andrew W. Knott, MD University of Cincinnati+
2002 Scott Hollenbeck, MD Cornell University**
2003 Flavio G. Rocha, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital++
2004 Christopher Jones, MD Vanderbilt University**
2005 David Greenblatt, MD University of Wisconsin-Madison++
2006 Daniel A. Popowich, MD Northwestern University
2007 Scott N. Pinchot, MD University of Wisconsin-Madison
2008 Sung W. Cho, MD University of Pittsburgh
2009 Seth B. Krantz, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

+Award supported by United States Surgical
*Award supported by Astra Zeneca
++Award supported by Karl Storz Endoscopy

**Award supported by Ethicon, Inc.

Roslyn Faculty Research Award

Deadline for Applications: To Be Announced

Awarded every odd year

Intent is to award those within 5 years of their first academic faculty job who have not received a previous career development award
Recipient is awarded $35,000 a year for two years
Current award: 2009– 2011
Next award offered: 2011 - 2013
This award is supported by the Journal of Surgical Research's publisher, Elsevier Science.
Application is not available at the present time

Previous Award Winners
2000 Anthony Sandler, MD The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2001 Neri M. Cohen, MD, PhD Medical College of Virginia
2003 Omaida C. Velazquez, MD Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2005 Julie Ann Sosa, MD Yale University School of Medicine
2007 Eric T. Kimchi, MD Penn State College of Medicine
2009 Michael Lim, MD, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine