Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons
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/
Academic surgery is comprised primarily of successful scientists and educators that do not have advanced degrees. Though, you may feel that your scholastic development should not end with completion of specialty training in residency or fellowship. Obtaining an advanced degree may provide the personal growth, satisfaction, career development, and advancement that you are seeking. There …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Rebecca Snyder MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Public Health at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Dr. Snyder graduated from medical school …
Although I was born during my father’s surgical residency at Madigan Army Base in Tacoma, Washington, I spent the entirety of my childhood growing up in South Carolina. I call myself what many in the South refer to as a “Bitter Southerner,” someone who takes pride in the taste of well-made shrimp and grits and …
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 …
I vividly remember the first meeting of the Student Surgical Society in my first year of medical school. One of our trauma faculty gave a talk on “the surgeon lifestyle.” The room, at that time, contained over 50% of our incoming class. Over the next few months and years, the people in that room whittled …
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, global surgery efforts in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) were significantly impacted by travel restrictions, delay and eventual back-up of elective surgeries, and diversion of resources towards COVID relief efforts, straining an already overloaded system.1 As the US healthcare infrastructure pivoted towards telehealth models, the global surgery community utilized their previous telehealth experience …
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 …
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 …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Valerie Grignol is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at The Ohio State University. She completed her General Surgery Residency at The Medical College of Wisconsin and …
Many academic surgeons have earned additional degrees to further their careers. What is sometimes less clear is how these new skillsets change a career trajectory beyond the letters after one’s name. Here we share three perspectives on how additional degrees earned during surgical training are shaping our paths in academic medicine. ———- Filip Bednar, MD, …
