PRESIDEN’S MESSAGE
Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll
Te Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) is a society focused on the development of young academic surgeons. One of our most critical initiatives in this endeavor has been the development of our Fall Courses. Tese courses continue to thriveand flourish in this country, and we have recently been very successful in marketing them throughout the world.I am absolutely delighted to report that the AAS Fall Courses recently held before the American College of Surgeons ClinicalCongress in Chicago had record attendance: 100 surgeons and trainees participated in the
20th Annual Fundamentalsof Surgical Research Course
(FSRC), and 96 attended the
5th Annual Career Development Course
(CDC). It wasabsolutely clear from the participants’ feedback that our recent changes in format were very well received: participantsenjoyed having the opportunity to attend both courses in sequence and to choose between sessions focusing on eitherbasic or clinical research. At this year’s retreat, the AAS Executive Council invested a great deal of energy in an attempt toincrease the attendance at these courses. Dr.
Scott LeMaire
ultimately organized these ideas into a protocol that I believeis largely responsible for the courses’ outstanding success. I would like to congratulate the following individuals, who madethis year’s courses better than ever: the co-chairs of our Leadership Committee, Drs.
Lillian Kao
and
Peter Nelson
, whoorchestrated the CDC course under the excellent guidance of President-Elect Dr.
Dan Albo
; and FSRC Director Dr.
AdamBerger
, who, with the help of the co-chairs of the AAS Education Committee, Drs.
Clifford Cho
and
Carmen Solorzano
,ran the FSRC course under the able guidance of Past President Dr.
Herb Chen
. Te speakers this year were outstanding,and we are all very grateful to them for taking time out of their busy schedules to help the AAS accomplish its goal of furthering the development of young academic surgeons.I would also like to thank AAS reasurer Dr.
Max Schmidt
and AAS Co-Deputy reasurer Dr.
Eric Kimchi
for organizingthe successful luncheon presentation on industry’s relationship with academic surgery during the Fall Courses. Along theselines, Dr. Schmidt, Dr. Kimchi, and Dr.
imothy Pawlik
, the AAS Co-Deputy reasurer, have been very creative andinnovative in working with industry to organize hot-topic sessions at our upcoming meeting in San Antonio, exas, onFebruary 3-5, 2010. Abstract selection has been completed for the
5th Academic Surgical Congress
(ASC) under the guidance of AASRecorder and Program Committee Chair Dr.
Melina Kibbe
and Society of University Surgeons Publications Chair Dr.
George Yang.
Our combined meeting will enjoy another year of stellar participation: 675 abstracts will be presented!Tanks to all of you who will be participating. More details are provided in Dr. Kibbe’s update in this issue. We are currently accepting self-nominations for the upcoming elections of AAS committee members. Tis year, for the firsttime, these elections will be held on-line. In this issue, AAS Secretary Dr.
Scott LeMaire
, who has done an extraordinary job organizing the quarterly newsletters and keeping our Association on track, will inform you of the process. Also in this issue, Dr.
Mary Klingensmith
, the AAS representative to the Association for Surgical Education, presents anarticle on
Paving the Road to Success in Academic Surgery
, our second in a series of articles about the impact of receiving an AAS Research Fellowship Award. Te AAS is proud to offer a variety of research awards to students, residents, fellows, andfaculty. Te application deadline for this year’s AAS Foundation Research Fellowship Award for residents and fellows isDecember 1, 2009. We encourage all eligible members to apply.In addition to its efforts on the AAS Web site, our Information and echnology Committee is hard at work on behalf of AAS members: in this issue, Dr.
Michael Yeh
presents
How to Build and Optimize a Web Site for Your New Practice.
I would like to congratulate the AAS members who will represent our society as International Visiting Professors: thisprestigious honor has recently been awarded to Dr.
Julie Ann Sosa
, who will represent us to the Royal Australasian Collegeof Surgeons (RACS), and to Dr.
Lillian Kao
, who will represent us to the aiwan Surgical Association (SA). In exchange, we will be welcoming to the ASC Dr.
Ming-Feng Hou
from the SA and Dr.
Chris Que He
from the RACS. For abetter understanding of these fellowships, please refer to Dr.
Peter Nelson
’s article in this newsletter, in which he provideshighlights of his recent experiences as the 2008 AAS/RACS Leadership Exchange awardee.Te AAS continues to expand its international presence by establishing fellowship exchanges throughout the world. Effortsto do so are ongoing in South America and Europe. By establishing international fellowships, we can work with ourpartnering societies to conduct our courses abroad. Drs.
Evan Nadler
and
Benedict Nwomeh
, co-chairs of the Global Affairs Committee, under the guidance of Past President Dr.
Fiemu Nwariaku
, recently organized and participated in thesecond Academic Development Course, which was held in West Africa. Tis was once again a very successful and well-attended course, which continues to increase our international presence and membership. Watch for the report about thiscourse in the next edition of the newsletter.
ASSOCIAION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY • FALL 2009
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D. Kein Sa-O’Carol
IN HIS ISSUE
President’s Message1Program Finalized for 2010 ASC2Secretary’s Report:
Call for Self-nominations for AAS Elections
3Research Fellowship Awards:
Paving the Road to Success in Academic Surgery
4Information &echnology Review:
How to Build and Optimize aWeb Site for Your New Practice
5International VisitingProfessorship Awards Updates:
Report from the AAS Visitor to Australia and Announcement of the 2009 Awards
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I look forward to seeing each of you at the
5th Annual ASC
at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonioin February 2010! Happy Holidays! All the best,
– Kevin
PROGRAM FINALIZED FOR 5H ANNUAL ASC
Dr. Melina Kibbe, AAS Recorder & Program Committee Chair
As we look forward to the 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC), we are excited about what promisesto be a very successful meeting. As they did last year, the AAS and Society of University Surgeons (SUS)Program Committees functioned as a joint Program Committee, with great team spirit and camaraderie inthe common goal of advancing academic surgery. As the chair of the AAS Program Committee, I would like to thank all of the committee members fortheir dedication and work. Tis year, they reviewed nearly 700 abstracts. With their invaluable help, ASCProgram Committee Co-Chair Dr. George Yang and I have put together a scientific program that represents across-section of our scientific community. o enhance dialogue among like-minded investigators, the programis organized in thematic units that range from the basic sciences to clinical outcomes and from education totranslational research. We hope that the scientific program will foster academic discussion among investigatorsfrom all walks of academic life.In addition, a variety of other exciting sessions will be held during the ASC. Tis year, our AAS president,Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, and the SUS president, Dr. David Geller, have organized a session entitled,“Academic Surgery, Inc.” Tis session promises to be stimulating, as the speakers, Drs. Chari, Zinner, Souba,and Dunn, will discuss issues pertinent to academic surgery. We are very excited about the Committeeon Issues session, which will address “Discussing Conflicts with Conflicts of Interest,” a very timely andimportant issue. In fact, the AAS and SUS are developing a white paper position statement on conflict of interest; thus, if you have thoughts to share, please attend this exciting session. Te AAS Founders Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Lucian Leape, who will talk about “Te ransformation of American Medicine.” Te Association for Women Surgeons’ dinner session, organized by Dr. ara Breslin, will feature Drs. Barbara Bass,Pamela Martin, and Danielle Walsh, who will discuss “Te Future of Surgery.” Te Committee on Education will hold a dynamic session on “Changes and Solutions in Resident Education in 2010.” Building on last year’ssuccess, the State-of-the-Art Lectures will showcase cutting-edge advances in academic surgery. Tis year’sdistinguished speakers will include Drs. Andrew Lee, Nathaniel Soper, John Windsor, and Steven Leach. Ourprogram includes two new Hot opics sessions, organized by our treasurer, Dr. Max Schmidt. Tese sessions will include topics on hernias and biologics, as well as emerging approaches to managing malignancies of the liver. Tere will also be hands-on sessions with limited enrollment, so sign-up early! Lastly, we await astimulating talk from our own president, Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, with his Presidential Address onTursday, February 4th at 2:30 PM.
Tis year, the AAS will present several awards during the ASC:
AAS Outstanding Resident Research Award:
Residents who submit the top 3 scored abstracts will receivethis award and will present their work in the AAS Plenary Session. Te 3 award winners will receive acertificate and a cash prize of $250.
AAS Outstanding Medical Student Award:
Medical students who submit the top 10 scored abstracts willbe selected to present their work in the Medical Student Quick Shot Session, during which the award winner will be selected. Te award winner will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $250.
Best Overall Abstract:
Tis award will be given to an active member of the AAS who is the faculty-levelauthor of the highest-scoring abstract. Te winner will receive a certificate and a paid trip to present his orher work at the annual Surgical Research Society of Australasia (SRS) meeting, held in the fall of each year ineither Australia or New Zealand (the 2010 meeting will be Adelaide, Australia).
Best Overall Manuscript:
Te winner of this award will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $500. o be eligiblefor this award, the manuscript must be submitted to the
Journal of Surgical Research
by January 8, 2010.
Best Manuscript by a New AAS Member:
Te winner of this award will receive a certificate and a cash prizeof $500. o be eligible for this award, the manuscript must be submitted to the
Journal of Surgical Research
by January 8, 2010, and the new AAS member must be either the first or the senior author. New members areindividuals who have joined the AAS within the last 2 years (i.e., after July 2007).
Best Oral Presentation by a New AAS Member:
Te winner of this award will be selected from the presentersof the 10 top-scoring abstracts at the Oral sessions. Te winner will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $250. o be eligible for this award, the new AAS member must be either the first or the senior author.New members are individuals who have joined the AAS within the last 2 years (i.e., after July 2007).
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Best Quick Shot Presentation by a New AAS Member:
Te winner of this award will be selected from thepresenters of the 10 top-scoring abstracts at the Quick Shot sessions. Te winner will receive a certificate anda cash prize of $250. o be eligible for this award, the new AAS member must be either the first or the seniorauthor. New members are individuals who have joined the AAS within the last 2 years (i.e., after July 2007). All ASC abstract presenters are invited and encouraged to submit a manuscript to the
Journal of Surgical Research
.Manuscripts submitted by 11:59 PM CS on Friday, January 8, 2010, will receive an expedited review. We are looking forward to a terrific meeting in February. For more information about the meeting, please visit
www.academicsurgicalcongress.org
. I hope to see you in beautiful San Antonio!
SECREARY’S REPOR:
CALL FOR SELFNOMINAIONS FOR UPCOMING AAS ELECIONS
Dr. Scott LeMaire
Last year, under the guidance of the AAS councilors, the AAS began implementing several changes to theelection process in an effort to improve its effi ciency. Tis year, elections will occur in two distinct phases and,for the first time, the AAS will hold on-line elections for three of its committees.
PHASE 1 ELECIONS: Te Education, Issues, and Leadership Committees
We are
currently accepting self-nominations
for the upcoming on-line elections for the Education, Issues,and Leadership Committees. Tese three committees were selected for phase 1 because each will be responsiblefor organizing programs for our 2010 Fall Courses, sessions at the 2011 Academic Surgical Congress(ASC), or both; having these elections finalized before February will enable the committees to meet at the2010 ASC and begin planning their respective programs for the following fall and winter. Self-nominationsfor the phase 1 elections must be submitted on-line by 11:00 PM CS on
December 1, 2009
. Positionsare available for both active and candidate members. Members are welcome to nominate themselves for upto three committees but may only serve on one committee. Statements of interest are limited to 100 wordsor less. On-line voting will take place during the first weeks of December, and the election results will beannounced by December 15.
PHASE 2 ELECIONS: Offi cers and the Ethics, Global Affairs,Information and echnology, and Membership Committees
After the phase 1 elections have been finalized, we will solicit on-line self-nominations for offi cer positions(president-elect, secretary, and treasurer) and for membership on the Ethics, Global Affairs, Information andechnology, and Membership Committees. We anticipate that this second set of self-nominations will beaccepted between December 15, 2009, and January 15, 2010; voting for these positions will occur during the AAS Annual Business Meeting, which will begin at 5:30 PM on February 4, 2010 at the ASC in San Antonio.
Submit Your Self-nomination On-line
Enthusiastic participation is critical for the future of our society. If you are interested in being a candidatefor the upcoming elections, please visit
http://aasurg.org/nominations/index.php
for more information,including descriptions of committee activities and full details about the on-line self-nomination process.Please let me know if you have any questions about the election process by e-mailing me directly atslemaire@bcm.tmc.edu.
HE 2009 FALL COURSES
A Hg S !
Te 2009 AAS Fall Courses were held October 9 and 10 in Chicago, immediately before the AmericanCollege of Surgeons Clinical Congress. For the first time, the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course(FSRC) and Career Development Course (CDC) were conducted sequentially, enabling registrantsto attend both courses. Under the leadership of Past President Dr. Herb Chen and FSRC DirectorDr. Adam Berger, the 20th annual FSRC was organized by the Education Committee, which is co-chaired by Drs. Clifford Cho and Carmen Solorzano. Te course’s revised 1-day format was extremely well received by the 100 attendees, many of whom returned the following day to participate in the 5thannual CDC. Te CDC was organized by the Leadership Committee co-chaired by Drs. Lillian Kaoand Peter Nelson and enjoyed record attendance, with 96 registrants. Tanks to everyone—includingthe sponsors, organizers, faculty, and attendees—who participated in the courses and helped to makethem so successful. We look forward to offering another pair of great courses in October 2010.
D. S LMai
Caua Ia Uiei ad D. F. Ca Bua!
Congratulations to IndianaUniversity, which won the AASCareer Development Scholarshipby sending the most attendeesto the 2009 Fall Courses.Congratulations, as well, toDr. F. Charles Brunicardi fromBaylor College of Medicine, who was listed most often as a referral tothe Fall Courses and who won theCareer Development Recruitment Award. Both Indiana University and Dr. Brunicardi will receive acomplimentary registration to the Academic Surgical Congress inSan Antonio, February 3-5, 2010.Tank you to all institutions andmembers who participated in theseaward opportunities and helped tomake the Fall Courses a success.
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