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/
At the beginning of fellowship, my wife (also a General Surgeon) and I began looking for jobs near my family in rural Montana. There were many potential benefits: good salary, 3-year guarantee, no non-compete… this, of course, was in exchange for a 1:4 ‘home’ call schedule that typically required in-house consultations and overnight cases. I …
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have become an increasingly important metric over the past decade regarding clinical training for residents and fellows. EPAs aggregate competencies for clinical activities, such as surgical procedures like inguinal hernia repair, and apply a holistic method to assess a trainee’s ability to practice independently. Numerical scoring from 0 (observation only) to …
Dear colleagues, We recognize that the crippling pandemic and social injustices we have witnessed in 2020-21 have caused significant challenges for the surgical community. As part of the healing process and re-building of our surgical community, we are seeking surgical trainees and surgeons at various points in their career to tell us your stories. The …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Panayotis Vardas, MD Dr. Danielle Sutzko is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She also …
Informed consent is the crux of the doctor-patient relationship, balancing patient autonomy and self-determination to choose what aligns with their goals and values with the beneficence and non-maleficence of treatment options presented by the physician. This shared decision-making process begins with information and ends with consent, evolving from a mutual understanding of the clinical concern …
My parents immigrated to the US in the 1970s. I grew up in a bilingual home; we spoke a mix of Farsi and English. My parents did not want us to learn Farsi, as they feared this would lead to us speaking English with an accent. Despite this, we learned Farsi, since it was the …
Join us on Tuesday, June 15th at 7 PM ET on Twitter @AcademicSurgery, #AASChat to discuss! Moderated by Dr. Kayla B. Briggs (@kaylabriggs) and Dr. Anne Stey (@AnneMStey) How do you define burnout? How did you know you or a colleague were experiencing burnout? If you or someone else has successfully managed burnout, what strategies …
Earlier this spring, I was asked to write a brief blurb for my hospital about what Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) meant to me as part of a social media feature. Frankly, I struggled to put my thoughts into words, much less something concise and with mass appeal. To my chagrin and …
The Journal For Surgical Research is currently seeking applications to add new Associate Editors with expertise in Colorectal Surgery and in Trauma/Critical Care. Both positions are listed below along with application information. Request for self-nominations for JSR Associate Editor for Trauma and Critical Care The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is currently accepting applications …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Mediget Teshome, MD Dr. Allison N. Martin is currently a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She is a talented …
