Associate Editor for Pediatric Surgery We are pleased to announce that Colin Martin, MD, has been selected to serve as the new Associate Editor for the Pediatric Surgery section of JSR. Dr. Martin is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Martin has an extensive track record in basic […]
AAS Member Spotlight for October 2020 – Jennifer Erdrich, MD MPH
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Jennifer Erdrich is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona specializing in breast cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma. She joined AAS in 2019. She also provides general surgical oncology services to southern […]
The Call to Arms: Surgery Residents and the Pandemic
I remember as I boarded my flight from a picturesque vacation in Hawaii with family back to New York, I felt a sense of concern as I watched the news reports in the terminal. Weeks before, the first cases had been detected in the New York area. An attorney, who traversed Grand Central Station on […]
Request for Self-Nominations for JSR Statistics Editor
The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is accepting self-nominations for the role of Statistics Editor. The Statistics Editor will assess the statistical methodology of selected manuscripts submitted to the journal—generally those that include advanced statistical methods and those for which reviewers have raised concerns about the analysis—and help the specialty Associate Editor make the determination […]
RESIDENCY TRAINING IN RURAL SURGERY
The experience of a rural surgeon is unique in both its rewards and challenges compared to those in an urban or academic setting. Many rural surgeons have written about the joys of building lasting patient-physician relationships, maintaining a broad operative skillset, and cultivating a practice that supports their community1. Unfortunately, the potential for rural surgical […]
AAS Member Spotlight for September 2020 – Courtney Collins, MD
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Courtney Collins is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive assistant professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Collins completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Puget Sound in biology and chemistry on a […]
T32 Training Program in Surgical Oncology Research at PENN
The Department of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine is seeking applicants for its new T32 Training Program in Surgical Oncology Research. The program supports surgical residents who will conduct two years of full-time research in basic, translational, or clinical (e.g. health services research, disparities, and clinical trials) research focusing on […]
AAS Town Hall Webinar – Racial Discrimination in Academic Surgery
When: Today, June 24, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7015925914473/WN_WrnXZAPMRIuqsdtIY11A0Q The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) recognizes its obligation to address the lack of diversity within the academic surgical workforce. We believe tackling this problem is essential to attaining health equities as we strive to deliver care to an increasingly diverse […]
AAS Member Spotlight for June 2020 – Joon K. Shim, MD MPH FACS
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Joon K. Shim is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a full-time core faculty member, […]
Statement from the AAS
Dear AAS Members, On May 25, 2020, Mr. George Floyd lost his life in an unimaginable way. This event and so many others continue to highlight the ongoing and longstanding racial injustices across our nation and has left many of us feeling sad, angry, and unsure of how to move forward. All this while we […]