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/
It is hard to believe that I am a mere 4 months away from completing my term as president. It seems only yesterday that Justin turned over the reins in Jacksonville. It has been my honor and privilege to serve this organization, particularly at this exciting time in our history. This year marks the 50th …
As you may know, the Association for Academic Surgery hosts a pair of courses every fall, immediately preceding the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. This year, the courses will be held on Saturday, October 15th at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The courses are held on the same day and …
As a part of the AAS Fall Courses for this year, we are pleased to announce the recipients of two new awards – the AAS Plastic Surgery Young Investigator Award, and the AAS Urology Young Investigator Award. These awards are designed to promote opportunities that may benefit the urology and plastic surgery research communities, and to …
The Association for Academic Surgery would like to congratulate our Fall Courses Travel Grant recipients! Grant winners receive complimentary registration and a travel stipend to attend the AAS Fall Courses, taking place in Washington DC on Saturday, October 15, 2016. The 2016 Travel Grant recipients are: Eliza Beal is a PGY-4 general surgery resident at …
One of the greatest challenges for surgeons, particularly for junior faculty, is saying no. To anything. We want to 1) serve our patients who are in need, 2) be a helpful part of the health care team without offloading work to others, 3) ensure that our operative skills are maintained, 4) pursue other non-clinical interests …
Once he’s finished positioning the retractor just perfectly, he has a pristine view and is ready to start the meticulous work of the anastomosis. He silently reaches out his hand and the scrub tech hands him the loaded suture that every other attending in the department uses for the outer layer, but as this surgeon …
As I prepare for my 3rd trip to Kigali Rwanda, I am taking a moment to step back and really think about why I am going and what I hope to accomplish, and I find myself reflecting back on my first trip and how much I and my goals have changed. The first time I …
Selah Ramsey, BA Christopher Weimer, BS Philip Mammen, MD MBA Saju Joseph, MD FACS The Debate: The sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition that is regulated by United States gun laws and protected by the second amendment is a topic for ongoing debate. The debate predominantly has three arguments: The argument of those …
Recently, I was asked if the YWCA was a place where women go to exercise without sweaty men. A few hours after, Hillary Clinton received the democratic nomination, the first woman in the history of America to do so. Women still have a long way to go, not just in employment or politics, but in …
I am nearing the one year anniversary of my first day as a new faculty member and have been reflecting on the past year. A number of thoughts and questions regarding the transition from resident to fellow to faculty member came to mind and since my institution hired a bunch of us “newbies” around the …
