Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Callisia N. Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency […]

I’m a white, cisgender male and the privilege associated with that has given me tremendous advantages to getting me to where I am today as a surgery resident. That is a sentence that has taken me far too long to say, and I’m still working to become comfortable with it. Why has it taken 30 […]

There is an increasing demand for surgical programs to train more surgeon-scientists.  A huge draw for surgeon-scientist is that they are the epitome of seeing clinical problems and questions, then bringing the translational solutions “from bench to bedside.” As such, the dedicated research time is an exciting time for most surgical residents. It is a […]

I write this on my last day as a research fellow, reflecting on the last two fantastic years as well as the three clinical years ahead of me. I just finished two years as a National Clinician Scholar at the University of Michigan’s Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP), and will be deep into […]