Fall Courses - Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

AAS 2022 Fall Courses

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Manchester Grand Hyatt – San Diego, CA

Early bird rates end September 30th at 11:59pm PST

General Information

Courses will take place immediately prior to the ACS Clinical Congress.

	Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course	Early Career Development Course
Who Should Attend?	Junior Faculty Pursuing a New Research Career Fellows Residents Undergraduate and Medical Students	Junior Faculty in their first 5 years of practice Fellows Senior Residents
Learning Objectives:	Find the right mentor for your research Efficiently manage time to succeed in research projects Apply for research funding, and where to obtain these funds Develop a hypothesis and design experiments to test it Submit work for national meetings Deliver an effective research presentation Prepare and revise a manuscript based on research findings Optimize success in basic/translational research and clinical/health services research (via breakout sessions) Conduct global surgical research Conduct educational/simulation research	Effectively plan and start your academic career Negotiate your job, resources, and programmatic support Balance your academic, clinical, and personal responsibilities Build and manage a research team; obtain and sustain research funding Make the most of society, university, and hospital committee involvement Advance along promotion and tenure tracks Develop and sustain mentoring relationships Cope with and recover from setbacks Appreciate diverse pathways to success in academic surgery Network with leaders in academic surgery and with early-career peers

Schedule at a Glance

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Fundamentals of Surgical Research CourseEarly Career Development Course

TIME	TOPIC
8:00-8:10	Welcome & Introduction
8:10-8:30	Kickoff Lecture: Leadership Transitions as a Surgeon-Scientist Speaker: Karl Bilimoria, MD

8:30-10:00	Resources Moderators: Luke Funk, MD & Taranjit Arora, MD
8:30-8:45	Optimizing the Mentor/Mentee Relationship Eugene Kim, MD
8:45-9:00	Time Management: People, Expectations, and Projects Ankush Gosain, MD
9:00-9:15	Creating your Research Team: Hiring, Diversity, and Inclusion Juliet Emamaullee, MD
9:15-9:30	Excelling in the Current Financial Environment Fabian Johnson, MD
9:30-10:00	Panel Discussion

10:00 – 10:15	BREAK

10:15-11:45	Methods Moderator: Krista Haines, MD & Adam Lucy, MD
10:15-10:30	Transitioning into Independence Colin Martin, MD
10:30-10:45	Understanding and Mitigating Study Confounding and Biases Angela Ingraham, MD
10:45 -11:00	Building a Research Career in Global Surgery Denis Foretia, MD
11:00-11:15	Becoming a Clinical Trialist Giana Davidson, MD
11:15-11:45	Panel Discussion

11:45-12:45	Break for Lunch (on own)

12:45-2:20	Marketing Moderators: Stephanie Bonne, MD & Kathleen Romanowski, MD
12:45-1:00	Writing for Impact Andrew Ibrahim, MD
1:00-1:15	Achieving Local, Regional, and National Visibility Callisia Clarke, MD
1:15-1:30	How to Deliver an Effective Research Presentation Diego Vicente, MD
1:30 – 2:00	Grant Writing: Pearls and Pitfalls Tim Frankel, MD
2:00-2:20	Panel Discussion

2:20 – 2:40	BREAK

1:50-2:50	BREAKOUT SESSIONS

2:40 – 3:40	Basic & Translational Research Moderators: Ashley Holder, MD & Jashodeep Datta, MD
2:40 – 2:50	Staying at Fellowship Institution: Benefits and Weaknesses Matthew Neal, MD
2:50 – 3:00	Going Somewhere New: Pitfalls of Negotiating a Surgeon-Scientist Contract Benjamin Levi, MD
3:00 – 3:10	Navigating the CDA/K pathway in a Primarily Clinical Department Emily Keung, MD
3:10 – 3:20	Hired with No Startup Package and Turned into R01 Michael Goodman, MD
3:20 – 3:40	Panel Discussion

2:40 – 3:40	Clinical/Health Services Research Moderators: Elizabeth Gleeson, MD & Morgan Bonds, MD
2:40 – 2:50	Qualitative Methodology: Conducting and Coding Interviews Ryan Merkow, MD
2:50 – 3:00	Shared Decision-Making Research Susan Pitt, MD
3:00 – 3:10	Value-Based Care Rachel Greenup, MD
3:10 – 3:20	Implementation Science Lesly Dossett, MD
3:20 – 3:40	Panel Discussion

2:40 – 3:40	Education Research Moderators: Faisal Aziz, MD; Jessica Fazendin, MD; Heather Lillemoe, MD; Christopher Scally, MD & Rebecca Rentea, MD
2:40 – 2:50	Principles of High-Quality Education Research Kevin Pei, MD
2:50 – 3:00	Clinical Trials in Education Research Yue-Yung Hu, MD
3:00 – 3:10	Finding Funding for Education Research Brenessa Lindeman, MD
3:10 – 3:20	Building your Surgical Education Research Team Sarah Jung, MD
3:20 – 3:40	Panel Discussion

3:45 – 4:00	BREAK

4:00-5:00	KEYNOTE (Joint with ECDC) Speaker: Fiemu Nwariaku, MD

TIME	TOPIC
8:00-8:05	Welcome & Introduction
8:05-8:25	Kickoff Lecture: Creating Your Path: Managing Opportunities in Academic Surgery Speaker: Scott LeMaire, MD

8:30-10:00	STARTING YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER: Creating Value in the First Few Years Moderators: Aslam Ejaz, MD & Catherine McKnight, MD
8:30-8:45	Strategies to Find and Negotiate your First or Next Academic Position Vanessa Ho, MD
8:45-9:00	How to Build a Successful Clinical Practice and Add Value to Your System Rebecca Rentea, MD
9:00-9:15	How to Set Up Your Research Program Carrie Cunningham, MD
9:15-9:30	How to Teach and Mentor Students and Residents Brenessa Lindeman, MD
9:30 – 10:00	Moderated Question and Answer

10:00 – 10:30	BREAK

10:30-11:45	NUTS AND BOLTS OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER: Part 1 – How to Advance Your Career to Promotion Moderators: Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD & Anthony Villano, MD
10:30-10:45	Mentorship and Sponsorship Sandra Wong, MD
10:45-11:00	Making Your Packet: Preparing for Promotion and Tenure Luke Funk, MD
11:00-11:15	How to Achieve Local and National Visibility Alex Hawkins, MD
11:15-11:45	Moderated Question and Answer

11:45-12:45	Break for Lunch (on own)

12:45-2:00	NUTS AND BOLTS OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER: Part 2 – Tools to Build a Framework for Success Moderators: Courtney Collins, MD & Melanie Ongchin, MD
12:45-1:00	Leadership Growth and Professional Development Caprice Greenberg, MD
1:00-1:15	Navigating New Opportunities Vikas Dudeja, MD
1:15-1:30	Moderated Question and Answer
1:30 – 2:00	Elevator Pitch Rebecca Sippel, MD

2:00 – 2:20	BREAK

2:20 – 3:40	NUTS AND BOLTS OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER: Part 3 – Managing Life as a Junior Faculty Moderators: Mei Li Kwong, MD & Purvi Patel, MD
2:20 – 2:35	Finances and Compensation Plans Amir Ghaferi, MD
2:35 – 2:50	Effective Time Management, When to Say “Yes,” and When to Say “No” Hari Nathan, MD
2:50-3:05	Turning Difficult Conversations into Opportunities Christina Roland, MD
3:05-3:20	Taking Care of Yourself: Wellness and Resilience Shipra Arya, MD
3:20 – 3:45	Moderated Question and Answer

3:45 – 4:00	BREAK

4:00-5:00	KEYNOTE (Joint with FSRC) Speaker: Fiemu Nwariaku, MD

Hotel Accommodations

The AAS Fall Courses does not secure a hotel group block for the courses. If you are attending the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress immediately following the courses, hotel rooms can be booked through the ACS Clinical Congress web site: https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/conferences-and-meetings/clinical-congress-2022/housing/

Contact Us

AAS Associate Executive Director, Nicole Von Husen – [email protected]
AAS Registrar, Carrie Ahern – registration[email protected]

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