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/
Attention Surgery RESIDENTS or FELLOWS in Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Urology, Plastics & Otolaryngology: Funding is now available for Registration for the 2020 Academic Surgical Congress. Apply Now to receive free registration to: ASC 2020 – the 15th Annual Academic Surgical Congress February 4-6, 2020, at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace, Orlando, Florida You must be …
As we approach the upcoming holiday season, I’d like to take this moment to reflect on the amazing initiatives our society is working on and share my gratitude for the passionate and engaging leadership who strive to make sure the AAS remains the premier academic society for young surgeons. Over the summer, the Executive Council …
Thanks to everyone who participated in the “Tell Us What You Want To Wear!” Campaign. We’re looking into creating AAS-logo’ed swag such as OR Hats Coffee Mugs/Water Bottles Ties T-Shirts Cool stuff for sure, but maybe you want more than just the AAS logo… Maybe you want to set academic surgery aside for a moment …
For some who pursue it, Global Surgery is a manifestation of the core motivations that drive people into the medical profession: a profound commitment to reducing the suffering of all (especially the most vulnerable) and an eagerness to effectively bring quality care to reality, in any context. The Yale Global Surgery Symposium holds an essential …
AAS Committees – Phase 2 Self-Nominations Open We are currently accepting self-nominations for the Ethics, Global Affairs, Committee on Technology and Communications, Leadership and Membership Committees. If you are interested in serving, please visit https://www.aasurg.org/nominations for more information, including descriptions of committees. To self-nominate, please log into your account. Self-nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 PM CST on November …
“Open source” has become nothing less than a revolutionary intellectual movement, arising from the software development community. All software is provided as traditional “binary” programs that run on computers, mobile devices and on web sites, but open source software also distributes the source code that makes the programs work. Other programmers are then free to …
We take great honor in announcing the winners of the 2020 International Visiting Professorship (IVP) Awards. The award winners will be continuing the ongoing relationship among AAS and the international community. Vikas Dudeja, MD received the Taiwan Surgical Association IVP Vikas Dudeja is Associate Professor of Surgery and Surgeon-Scientist at University of Miami. His clinical practice …
Be sure to join the next #AASChat happening on Tuesday, September 24th at 8 pm Eastern – the discussion topic will be Predatory Journals, and our moderator will be Dr. Abbey Fingeret [@DrFingeret]. Introduction If you have ever published a paper that has your email address on it, these solicitations are nearly impossible to escape: …
We know our members take pride in our Association… So what would you put an AAS logo on? A shirt? A hat? A tracksuit for your cat? CLICK HERE and give us your ideas. AAS members will vote and the winning swag will be on sale at ASC 2020. Tell us what you want to …
As you move forward in your career, you can’t help but notice the importance of mentorship. Finding the right mentorship is key to a successful career. Oftentimes, you will have multiple mentors, not just one. Having a good mentor can certainly enhance your success. Mentorship is needed at all stages of your professional growth. When …
