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/
Dr. Funk – Four years ago, I wrote a blog for the Academic Surgeon titled, “Finding Your Primary Mentor” – https://www.aasurg.org/blog/finding-your-primary-mentor/. I was two years into my first faculty position, and I wanted to share some thoughts with trainees and junior faculty members who were starting research programs. Since then, I have mentored 10 undergraduate, …
Surgeons fix things. That’s what we do. We take patients broken from trauma, cancer, end stage organ disease or a myriad of other problems, we cut, and most of the time we cure. We are in a profession of action. So, what happens when we are called to the opposite; when we are asked to …
We’re “re-blogging” the article below to prepare for our next AASChat taking place on Tuesday, March 31st at 8:00pm Eastern – please join your colleagues on Twitter for an important discussion on Discrimination, Harassment & Burnout in Surgical Residency Training. Our moderator for the Chat will be Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, MD MPH. Dr. Hu is …
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Eittel E. Oppenheimer is a staff surgeon at the University of Florida affiliated North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center. He completed his general surgery residency at …
A few months ago, I came across some disturbing news from my hometown in Karachi, Pakistan. The pictures you see below show medical waste, including contaminated sharps, washed up across a stretch of the popular Clifton Beach. The outrage that ensued on Twitter and other social media platforms led authorities to close down the beach, …
For every fourth-year medical student, match week arrives with an email from the National Residency Match Program (NRMP). Some students receive a message congratulating them on matching, assuring them the location of the program will be revealed at the end of the week. Others receive a message stating they did not match with a residency …
The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is accepting self-nominations for three editorial leadership positions. Associate Editor for Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology – The journal is seeking applicants with expertise in gastrointestinal surgery research, including clinical studies and basic science, with a focus on gastrointestinal and hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer. Associate Editor for Pediatric Surgery – The journal is …
Last week was a whirlwind. It always amazes me how it seems like so much time has passed, yet how quickly events go by simultaneously. Planning the Academic Surgical Congress is a labor of love and truly is a team effort. The more obvious thank-yous go to Jayme (my SUS counterpart), our management company (Christine, …
Dear AAS Member, The AAS Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of officers for the 2020-2021 year. Congratulations to all the nominees! President-Elect Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS Secretary Jeffrey Farma, MD Luke Funk, MD Fabian Johnston, MD Virginia Shaffer, MD Again this year, we will be voting electronically. All Active members who …
I was recently at a conference that stated rather prominently, “For safety reasons, children under the age of 12 (including infants in carriers and strollers, or hand-carried infants and toddlers) are not permitted in the educational sessions, exhibit hall and poster session.” Then a few weeks later, I attended another conference, where a young man …
