2011 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange

Deadline for Applications: deadline September 13, 2010

Call for Applications for the 2011 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange

The AAS and the of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) are pleased to announce the 2011 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 Adelaide, Australia, to attend the RACS Younger Fellows Forum on on May 2, and the RACS Annual Scientific Congress on May 3-6, 2011. 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 Huntington Beach, California, in February 2011.

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 PST on September 13, 2010. 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.

Purpose:
The AAS began giving Research Fellowship Awards in 1988 with the goal of providing the necessary support to enable residents and fellows to spend two years in full-time basic or clinical research under the mentorship of an AAS member. The award is given to the surgical resident or fellow whose research proposal is judged to be the most outstanding by the AAS Executive Council.

Until recently, the awards were made possible through the generous support of several corporate sponsors, including Astra Zeneca, Bayer Pharmaceutical, Inc., Ethicon, Inc., Karl Storz Endoscopy, and United States Surgical Corporation. In 2008, the AAS Foundation committed to supporting future Research Fellowship Awards; the Foundation gave its first award at the Academic Surgical Congress in 2009. In recognition of their strong support and commitment to the development of young academic surgeons, the award has been renamed the AAS Foundation Research Fellowship Award.

Eligibility/Application:

• Applicants must be residents or fellows who have completed at least two years of postgraduate training in a surgical discipline
• Applicants must submit an application form, their curriculum vitae, and a NIH-style biosketch for the AAS mentor
• The research proposal must include a lay summary of the project, a comprehensive research plan, and documentation of institutional approval
• Letters of support are required from the sponsoring AAS mentor and the applicant's department chair
• The awardee must be a candidate member or an active member of the AAS
• The mentor must be an active member of the AAS
• The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59 pm PST on December 1, 2010
• Finalists for the award will be invited to interview with the selection committee at the 2011 Academic Surgical Congress
• See the application form for additional details

Winner Receives:

• $20,000 per year for two years to be used for salary support and/or direct-cost expenditures incurred in the conduct of the proposed research project
• Award certificate presented at the AAS Awards Session during the Academic Surgical Congress
• Name published in the AAS newsletter and in the program of the Academic Surgical Congress

Student Research Award

Deadline for Applications: September 1, 2010

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

PURPOSE:
The intent of these awards is to recognize outstanding research efforts by medical students and to encourage student interest in pursuing careers in academic surgery.

APPLICATION

• Applicants must submit a summary of their research project and a letter from their mentor describing the student's contributions to the project
• The candidate must be a graduating senior medical student (receiving his/her medical degree between January and July of 2011) and be considering a career in academic surgery
• The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59 pm PST on September 1, 2010
• See the application form for additional details

WINNERs RECEIVE:

• Five awardees will be invited to attend the Academic Surgical Congress being held February 1-3, 2011, in Huntington Beach, California, and will receive complimentary registration; the top two awardees will also be eligible to receive a $500 travel stipend to defray the costs of attending the meeting 
• Complimentary medical student AAS membership for one year
• Award certificate presented at the AAS Awards Session during the Academic Surgical Congress
• Name published in the AAS newsletter and in the program of the Academic Surgical Congress

Congratulations to the 2010 AAS 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 University
David M. Straughan, University of Texas – Houston

Roslyn Faculty Research Award

Deadline for Applications for the 2011 Award: November 1, 2010

Awarded every odd year

Purpose:
The intent of this award—which is supported by the Journal of Surgical Research and its publisher, Elsevier Science—is to provide early-career research support to junior faculty members of the AAS.

Eligibility/Application:

• Applicants must be full-time faculty who are within five years of completion of their surgical training and have not yet attained the rank of Associate Professor
• Faculty in any surgical specialty or discipline are eligible
• Applicants must be active members of the AAS
• The awardee must not be a principal investigator on a NIH R01 or a VA Merit Review Grant and may not hold a career development type of award
• Applicants must submit an application form and a NIH-style biosketch
• The research proposal must include an abstract/summary of the project, a comprehensive research plan, and documentation of institutional approval
• A letter of support is required from the applicant's department chair
• The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59 pm PST on November 1, 2010
• Finalists for the award will be invited to interview with the selection committee at the 2011 Academic Surgical Congress
• See the application form for additional details

Winner Receives:

• $35,000 per year for two years to be used for direct-cost expenditures incurred in the conduct of the proposed research project; the award may not be used for salary support
• Award certificate presented at the AAS Awards Session during the Academic Surgical Congress
• Name published in the AAS newsletter and in the program of the Academic Surgical Congress
  
  
  

AAS Student Travel Grant Previous Winners:
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
2010   Ashanti L. Franklin, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

AAS Foundation Research Fellowship Award Previous 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
2010   Gary W. Nace, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Roslyn Faculty Research Award Previous 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

2010 AAS 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 University
David M. Straughan, University of Texas – Houston