During my dedicated research time in residency, I started running. I had never run for fun before. I had played sports before—growing up I loved basketball, tennis, and lacrosse—but running was just the annoying and difficult thing you had to do in order to play, and I liked playing on a team. When I finally […]
The Academic Surgeon - Official Blog of the AAS
The Academic Surgeon is the official blog of the AAS. We post anywhere from one to three times a week and our contributors will focus on issues relevant to young academic surgeons, residents, fellows, and even medical students.
If you would like to contribute, please submit your post here: https://www.aasurg.org/the-academic-surgeon-blog-submission/
2024 “Get Off Your AAS” Fitness & Wellness Challenge: A Holistic Approach to Surgeon Well-Being
The AAS Foundation’s fourth annual “Get Off Your AAS” Fitness & Wellness Challenge is just around the corner! This year, the challenge is expanding beyond physical fitness to include wellness, emphasizing mindful activities and social connection. This will be a four-day fitness campaign that will be held from January 12-16, 2024, to help support various […]
How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews! #AASChat Topic for Dec 5th Join Us!
Join us for our monthly #AASChat on X – tomorrow, December 5th at 8:00 PM Eastern led by Christie Buonpane, MD @clbuonpane and Alessandra Landmann, MD @ale___ssandra . We’ll be discussing “How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews!” A few questions that will direct the conversation will include: What is your favorite interview question and […]
Facing Mental Health and Suicide in Surgery – Submission from the 2023 Art & Essay Festival
The AAS Ethics Committee continues our 2023 blog series, presenting member’s submissions from this year’s essay contest. And a reminder: The 2024 Art and Essay Festival deadline is midnight, Monday, December 4. Click HERE to learn more and submit your work. Authors: Rachael Essig, MD & Ariana Metchik-Gaddis, MD Imagine completing a grueling — more than […]
Quantifying Non-Clinical Work – Academic RVUs
Everyone reading this article already knows about (or will soon become all too familiar with) work relative value units (wRVUs). Through the 1980s, Medicare paid physicians based on “usual and customary” charges. However, this policy was opaque, lacked standardization, and was contributing to disparities in compensation between procedural and non-procedural disciplines. Therefore, over the course […]
Using ChatGPT in Academic Medicine, Way of the Future?
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought forth a myrad of applications across diverse fields, and academic medicine is no outlier. Among the various AI models, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has faced its share of skepticism. However, when used judiciously, it emerges as a multifaceted tool with promising applications in research, education, and patient care. In […]
Educators in Academic Surgery: Who Teaches the Teacher?
When we envision a doctor, we often associate them with being a healer, a community leader, or an advocate. Less commonly, we think of doctors as teachers, even though the very term “doctor” originates from the Latin word “docere,” meaning to teach. Throughout our extensive training, you may recall the limited emphasis on teaching during […]
#AASChat X Topic for November 15th “So You Are a Faculty Member, Now What?
Join us for the next #AASChat – This Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time On this month’s #AASChat led by Dr.Victoria Lyo @VictoriaLyo and Dr. Gavitt Woodard @GavittWoodard we’ll be discussing, So You Are a Faculty Member, Now What?. A few questions that will direct the conversation will include: What are tips on balancing […]
Multi-Tasking Tips for the Academic Surgeon
When I started medical school, I believed it was the busiest time of my life and dreamed of beginning residency, hoping that things would improve as I settled into my chosen specialty. Little did I know that the busy phase of my life had only just begun. As I progressed in my career, my to-do […]
Leadership Lessons from a Misfit: Embracing and Empowering Others
In 8th grade, my whole grade had to take a class on public speaking. Our assignment was to write a speech about something that was meaningful to us, and annotate the document so that we could give the speech, convincingly, at the front of the class. So many of my teenage classmates, both the boys […]