The AAS Ethics Committee continues our 2023 blog series, presenting member’s submissions from this year’s essay contest. We are also delighted to promote the 2024 Art and Essay Festival. Click HERE to learn more about this year’s event and submit your work. I was tired. Not simply sleepy, but bone-tired. My body hurt and ached […]
Member Spotlight – Lily Gutnik, MD, MPH
The AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Gutnik is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery at The University of Alabama, Birmingham. She also serves as the Associate Vice Chair for Global Surgery and the […]
JSR Transitions to Electronic Only Format
Hello AAS Members, please see the announcement below from the Journal of Surgical Research – AAS will continue to offer the electronic JSR to our Active level members, and Candidate and Senior members will be able to subscribe to JSR for $40 annually. If you have any questions, please contact the AAS Membership office: After […]
Submit a Commemoration for the 2023 ASC Reflection Room
Dear AAS and SUS members, There is a mental health crisis in the U.S. The isolation, fear, and trauma experienced through COVID have exacerbated this. Physicians (surgeons) are not immune to these struggles. In a culture where mental “toughness” is expected and glorified, data have shown that we are, in fact, even more vulnerable. We […]
Dr. W. Gerald “Jerry” Austen, 1930-2022
Sad news yesterday of the passing of a true giant in the surgical profession, and the third president of the AAS (1970), Dr. Gerald Austen, who was 92. AAS leadership was very fortunate to be able to spend some time with Jerry at our July Council Retreat. An appreciation from Drs. David F.M. Brown and […]
AAS Ethics Committee Online Auction – Artists Vivian Hsio & Madhuri Nishtala
From the AAS Ethics Committee’s 2021 Artwork and Essay Contest, five artists donated their work to our Online Auction, raising funds for the Henri Ford Junior Faculty Research Award. This week we showcase the artists and their work. About the Art: Critical Capacity – This image depicts the mental and physical exhaustion felt […]
Congratulations to the 2022 AAS/AASF Research Award Winners!
The AAS and AAS Foundation sponsor several travel, research, and presentation awards in conjunction with the Annual Academic Surgical Congress. We are delighted to present the 2022 Winners! Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award This award provides early-career research support to junior faculty members of the AAS. The award is a one-year $50,000 research grant: […]
ASC 2021 – Best Manuscript Award Recipients
As we prepare for ASC 2022, we recently realized that we neglected to celebrate our winners from the 2021 Academic Surgical Congress: Hope Elizabeth Werenski – Her manuscript, “Outcomes Following Cholecystectomy on a Service Designed to Maximize Chief Resident Entrustment” received the 2021 award for Best AAS Overall Manuscript Submission by an AAS Member. Hope […]
AAS SUS Executive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Course: A Framework for Creating a Diverse Surgical Workforce
Thursday, December 16, 2021 3:00 PM-7:00 PM EST The AAS and SUS are very pleased to announce the AAS SUS Executive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course. The course is intended for Program Directors, Program Coordinators, Division Chiefs, and Chairs of Surgery. It aims to educate surgical academic leaders in strategies, programs and policies that encourage fair and […]
Announcing New AAS Councilors for 2022
AAS Is very pleased to announce the results of the recent AAS Councilor elections. AAS Councilors are elected to a 2-year term and serve on the AAS Executive Council – please welcome these new leaders in the Association! Councilor for the AAS Class of 2010 – Mayur Narayan Dr. Narayan is an Attending Surgeon at […]