AAS Student Research Award

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 the application which includes a 250 word summary of their research project AND a letter from their mentor describing the student's contributions to the project, the qualifications of the student, and the qualifications of the mentor.
• The candidate must be a graduating senior medical student (receiving his/her medical degree between January and July of 2012) and be considering a career in academic surgery
• The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is to be determined

WINNERS RECEIVE:

• Six awards will be given, three for basic science projects and three for clinical/outcomes/health services/education research projects
• All six awardees will be invited to attend the Academic Surgical Congress being held February 14-16, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, 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 2012 AAS Student Research Award Winners:
John W. Evankovich, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Shaun P. Patel, University of Michigan
Brandi B. Scully, Baylor College of Medicine
Swaroop Bommareddi, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Matthew R. Naunheim, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital
J. Trent Magruder, Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center