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/
The Key to Preserving Your Role as a Surgeon Scientist In the ever-evolving field of medicine, the role of the surgeon scientist is among the most demanding and rewarding career paths. Combining the technical expertise of a surgeon with the investigative curiosity of a scientist requires not only immense dedication but also a lifelong ability …
The clock ticked past 4AM in the emergency room. It was eerily quiet for the ER as I sat next to the chief resident on my service with a 78-year-old patient who had presented with severe abdominal pain, deranged vitals, and pneumoperitoneum on his CT scan. After talking with him for 15 minutes, I provided …
AAS is pleased to announce the new Councilors who will be representing the classes of 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. 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 2015 Councilor for the AAS Class …
Our ability to generate, store, and analyze data is increasing at an exponential speed – we create over 400 million terabytes of data each day, and approximately 30% of that is from the healthcare industry. With this flood of information, hospitals and healthcare providers are increasingly leaning on data and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance …
Beginning as young children in the United States, we are taught that the universal number to call for help during an emergency is 911 – and this number is the same nationwide. Now imagine if the emergency number was different in each state… in each county… in each neighborhood, and there was a distinct number …
We’ve all been there—writing your first abstract can feel like climbing a mountain. Or even working on your second or tenth abstract may feel this way. Even with great mentors to guide you, sitting down to sum up months (or years) of research into 3000 characters (yes, including spaces!) can feel like an impossible …
Geography is a critical component of surgical care delivery that affects access to care, burdens of treatment, and spatially-related determinants of health such as environmental risk factors for disease. Its widespread applicability and importance has led to a rise in popularity of geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for surgical research. GIS is technology …
Authors: Arnav Mahajan1, Prerna Ladha1 1 MetroHealth Medical Center As an international medical graduate (IMG) arriving in the United States, I find myself at the intersection of immense opportunity and profound responsibility. My journey to the United States isn’t just a personal milestone – it is a plunge into a crucible where the practice of …
Like so many, I enjoy listening to Podcasts. My go-tos are Freakonomics, Radiolab, This American Life, and Planet Money. As a big fan of the latter, I even own the Planet Money coffee mug and t-shirt with a cute squirrel holding a martini tee shirt and coffee mug – a reference to John Maynard Keynes’ …
Working in a diverse hospital system, I often encounter patients with low English proficiency (LEP). I find that many of us are ill-equipped to handle the unique challenges of caring for this population, and I frequently observe differences in healthcare delivery to LEP patients. With almost 1 in 5 people in the U.S. speaking a …
