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/
One of the main tasks for the AAS Leadership Committee is to organize and run the Early Career Development Course. This course is intended as an introduction to an academic career for junior faculty and graduating residents/fellows. This course was well attended and continues to grow each year. As this year’s course is now completed, …
“You know, if you’re successful in doing this, you wont have anybody to take care of. You’ll put yourself out of a job!” These words were spoken to me by a colleague, in response to an early decision I made to pursue injury and violence prevention as my nonclinical interest in trauma surgery. Injury prevention, …
Disparities in surgical care access are among the direst forms of health inequity. Over 70% of the world’s population and 90% of people living in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) lack access to basic lifesaving surgical care[1]. In Sub-Saharan Africa, health policies, which are designed to designed advance surgery care delivery are rare and …
Dear AAS Members, Please join me in congratulating the following members (listed in alphabetical order) who were elected to the Ethics, Global Affairs, Committee on Technology and Communications, Leadership and Membership Committees of the AAS: Ethics Committee: Jennifer Kuo Allan Peetz Zain Hashmi – Candidate Member Global Affairs Committee: Tamara Fitzgerald Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu Rachel Dowlen Rodriguez …
In the past week, I have attended a surgery department-sponsored mixer for first and second year medical students interested in surgery and have had brunch with an undergraduate pre-medical student. Both of these events featured young, eager individuals who were seeking advice, and sometimes reassurance, about their intended career paths. In conversation with these bright …
The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is accepting self-nominations for three editorial leadership positions. Associate Editor for Vascular Surgery – The journal is seeking applicants with expertise in vascular surgery research, including clinical studies and basic science. Associate Editor for Endocrine Surgery – The journal is seeking applicants with expertise in endocrine surgery, including clinical …
Although everyone may not agree, I would argue that the practice of surgery is an emotionally and mentally challenging endeavor. That we are so intimately involved in directly impacting a human being’s life—both positively and negatively— is both a privilege and a heavy weight (at times). One facet of this challenge that I find particularly …
After many grueling years of surgical training, which included five years of General Surgery residency, three years of clinical and basic science research, and two years of clinical fellowship, I was ecstatic to be finally done with my training. I have finally become a “grown-up.” However, little did I realize that being on the other …
I decided to become a doctor at the age of 12, while my family was spending the summer in the Philippines. My young mind could not grasp how and why so many children died of communicable diseases that were easily treated back home. I couldn’t comprehend growing up in a place where there just weren’t …
AAS Members: This past few months have been a challenging time for many of our colleagues across the country as they have had to deal with mass trauma and severe weather which has shown the complexities and challenges of providing surgical care in these types of situations. While not all of our members have been …
