The AAS Ethics Committee held its first annual Artwork and Essay Contest in 2021 – the topic for the essay contest was “What is the most challenging ethical issue, personal or professional, you have encountered in the COVID era?” The winning essay and artwork were selected by the Ethics Committee and will be published in […]
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/
Rethinking Residency Interviews
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly changed how surgical residency and fellowship programs interview applicants. For the 2020-21 interview season, the AAMC recommended a virtual format for all medical school, residency, and faculty interviews. As we look ahead to the 2021-22 residency interview season, the future format of residency interviews remains unclear. There remains little data […]
Finding a mentor: AAS Can Help
I vividly remember the first time I attended the Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in San Antonio in 2010. I was a lab resident at the meeting to present my research and I felt completely overwhelmed by the size and breadth of the meeting. I had not been involved with the Association for Academic Surgery as […]
2021 Virtual AAS Fall Courses
The Association of Academic Surgery is gearing up for 2021 Fall Courses. Again, this year the courses will take place virtually in October and November. This year’s courses will include the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course and the Early Career Development Course. The first virtual course, the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course, taking place Friday, […]
How to Increase Organization and Enhance Productivity as an Academic Surgeon
We are all busy, so how can some academic surgeons balance their clinical work and remain academically productive? While I don’t have all of the answers, I have some suggestions on building a productivity framework and tools that I find helpful. In full disclosure, I am a Mac user, and several of the programs that […]
Member Spotlight for September – Jennifer Rickard, MD MPH
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Jennifer Rickard is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery at the University of Minnesota. She also serves as an Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery at […]
Through the Eyes of Freedom
The AAS Ethics Committee held its first annual Artwork and Essay Contest in 2021 – the topic for the essay contest was “What is the most challenging ethical issue, personal or professional, you have encountered in the COVID era?” The winning essay and artwork were selected by the Ethics Committee and will be published in […]
Congratulations to the New Associate Editors for the Journal of Surgical Research
We are pleased to announce the following JSR editorial appointments! Alicia Mohr, MD, and Mayur Patel, MD, MPH, have been selected to serve as new Associate Editors for the Acute Care Surgery section. Abbey Fingeret, MD, MHPE, and Romeo Ignacio, Jr., MD, have been selected to serve as the new Associate Editors for the Education […]
Having it All and “Leaning in”: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Obstetric Complications in US Surgeons
I became pregnant during my fourth year of surgery residency. There were no overtly negative comments, but reactions to the news were generally of shock, followed by murmured congratulations, followed by incredulity. How were we going to swing childcare as a dual-surgeon couple without family close by? Wasn’t I worried about doing long cases? Surely […]
Application Period Open for the 2021 AAS-SUS BTR Mentoring Program
The Association for Academic Surgery and the Society of University Surgeons are pleased to again open up the application process for the 2021 AAS-SUS Basic/Translational Research Mentoring Program. Made possible through the strong support of AAS, SUS, and the Surgical Biology Club, this highly competitive mentoring program offers a unique opportunity for junior faculty surgeon-scientists in BTR […]