The Academic Surgeon

One of the goals of the Academic Advancement Committee is to create the structure and environment to promote surgeon mentoring, by establishing a mentoring program based on best practices that fosters and advances personal, professional, and organizational growth.  In thinking about writing this blog, I thought about my own personal and professional growth over the […]

Dear Colleague, It is our greatest pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Academic Surgical Congress. To facilitate your networking, the AAS is once again implementing a Student/Trainee-Mentor Program this year. We would like to pair students/trainees and mentors of similar career/research interests and potentially guide students/trainees in their future career development. The student/trainee-mentor network […]

Officer Self-Nominations If you are interested in being a candidate for the position of President-Elect, Recorder or Treasurer, please visit the appropriate link below for more information, including descriptions of related responsibilities. President-Elect Recorder Treasurer Per the AAS Constitution, anyone interested in serving in officer roles, should have served on the Executive Council for at […]

Happy New Year from the AAS Program Committee!  The 14th Annual Academic Surgical Congress looks to be record-breaking in every way!  We had a record number of abstract submissions this year, and there will be a new record of over 1600 presentations in Houston.  Thus far, the registration is on track to be the largest […]