Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

Program & Publications Committees

We are currently accepting self-nominations to the AAS Program and Publications Committees. Below are listed the duties of each committee; the appointment term is two years, beginning at the close of the 2022 ASC and ending at the close of the 2024 ASC.

Program Committee

  1. Review submitted abstracts in a timely fashion and select those to be presented during the combined annual meeting.
  2. Attend the meeting of the Program Committee at the ACS Fall Meeting.

Publications Committee

  1. Review submitted manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Surgical Research in association with the AAS for the annual meeting.

Only active AAS members are eligible for these committee positions. Please remember that members are not eligible to serve on the same committee more than once; however, members are allowed to serve on one of these two committees in addition to currently serving on another AAS committee.

The deadline for submission of your self-nomination for these committees is Monday, January 24, 2022 at midnight Pacific time.

If you are interested in serving, please complete the form below.

  • Please include why you want to serve on this committee, a record of previous service to the AAS, and your attendance at the annual meeting and courses. If you are interested in the publications committee, please also indicate your experience thus far serving as a manuscript reviewer for scientific journals. (150 words or less)