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2013 AAS Fall Courses

2013 Fall Courses Registration is now open

The Association for Academic Surgery 2013 Fall Courses will be held on October 4-5, 2013 in Washington, DC prior to the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
Both the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course and the Career Development Course provide a foundation for young surgeons in their academic career.

The 2013 Fall Courses objectives are:

24th Annual Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course
At the Conclusion of this course, participants will learn to:

  • Choose a mentor and manage your time better
  • Submit your work for presentation and peer-review publication
  • Design, analyze, and protect your research
  • Conduct cutting edge basic science and translational research
  • Perform clinical and health services research
  • Conduct research in education or simulation
  • Develop and maintain databases
  • Design and perform clinical trials

9th Annual Career Development Course
At the Conclusion of this course, participants will learn to:

  • Effectively plan your academic career
  • Negotiate your job, resources, and programmatic support
  • Advance along promotion and tenure tracks
  • Make the most of society, university, and hospital committee involvement
  • Build a research team and establish outside collaborations
  • Align your clinical and academic programs
  • Successfully write grants and get funded!
  • Balance your career between academic, clinical, and personal responsibilities

More information regarding the courses will be available in Spring 2013. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Aaron Goodman at the AAS office at aaron@aasurg.org.

2014 Academic Surgical Congress

Save the date for the 2014 Academic Surgical Congress, which will be held February 4-6, 2014 in San Diego, CA.

Please click here for more information.

2013 Academic Surgical Congress

The 8th Annual Academic Surgical Congress held Feb. 5-7, 2013 in New Orleans, LA was a tremendous success!

The 7th Academic Surgical Congress, held February 14-16, 2012 was a great success! 
For the final program and to view photos, please click here ».

Announcing the newly published AAS book:

SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC SURGERY:
PART I

Chen, Herbert;
Kao, Lillian S. (Eds.)

ORDER NOW

"Redefining Surgery" is now available both on DVD and as online streaming video.
Sponsored by the AAS, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, this video is a contemporary documentary of surgery as a rewarding career – with cutting–edge technological advances, clinical and basic/translational research opportunities, a commitment to education and mentoring, and a priority on diversity and work-life balance. For more information, click here »

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2013
Friends,

Developing the future leaders in surgery is one of the core missions we all share. We have a program for our students at Michigan applying to residency in academic surgery.  We are expanding the program and would like to attract some medical students from other schools to participate.  We have generous resources to run this program and will actually provide funding for travel and lodging for some students.  Would you please share this information and the brochure with medical students at your institution?

Eligible students will be applying in general, plastic, vascular, or cardiothoracic surgery and would be starting residency Spring 2014. Moreover, most of the participants would be early 4th year medical students during the May 2013 program.

I am excited to share this exciting opportunity with you. I assure you it will be fun and insightful. The weekend will take place May 10-12, 2013, at UMHS.  For more information, please view our brochure or visit the website.

Mike Englesbe
Surgical Clerkship Director
University of Michigan

News from the ACS
Please click here for information on the International ACS NSQIP Scholarships 2012
Please click here for information on the International Scholarships for Surgical Education

Outpatient Surgery
The publisher of "Outpatient Surgery", a guide to the outpatient clinic and decision making for general surgery, is offering a 20% discount for all AAS members.  Please click here to download the postcard.

ACS Mentorship for Women Surgeons in Transition to Practice Program – Call for Applications
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is seeking applications from women surgeons whom would like to apply for the Mentorship for Women Surgeons in Transition to Practice Program. This is an opportunity for early career female surgeons to develop a mentoring relationship with established surgeons practicing in all the specialties represented by the ACS.
The deadline for application is August 1, 2013.
More information and the application form can be found HERE

 
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