Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

15/08/2025

🚨 Student Awards Are Now Open!

The Association for Academic Surgery is now accepting applications for two incredible opportunities:

🎓 AAS Student Diversity Travel Award – Supporting students underrepresented in medicine and from underserved areas.

🎓 Senior Medical Student Travel Award – Recognizing outstanding research and encouraging careers in academic surgery.

Both awards provide travel funding to attend the AAS Annual Meeting, connect with leaders in the field, and advance your academic surgery career.

📅 Deadline: September 5, 2025
Don’t miss your chance! Apply today: https://www.aasurg.org/awards/student-awards/

12/08/2025

Leadership Opportunity Alert! 🚨

The AAS is now accepting self-nominations for two key roles:
🔹 2026 Class Councilor (Even Year)
🔹 2026 Candidate Councilor

Shape the future of academic surgery, represent your peers, and make your voice heard at the highest level of the Association.

🗓 Deadline: Tuesday, August 26, 8 PM PT

Apply for Class Councilor: https://www.aasurg.org/councilor-self-nom-form/
Apply for Candidate Councilor: https://www.aasurg.org/aas-candidate-councilor-self-nomination-form/

08/08/2025

“Don’t panic until you have to, and even then, don’t.”

In the newest post on The Academic Surgeon, Dr. Jennifer Plichta shares timeless life lessons from her dad, and how they continue to shape her work and mindset as an academic surgeon.

From staying calm under pressure to embracing fairness (or lack thereof), this reflection blends personal wisdom with professional insight in a way that resonates far beyond the OR.

📖 Read now: https://www.aasurg.org/a-fathers-advice-to-his-children-applying-the-past-to-the-present-and-future/

08/08/2025

🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN for the AAS 2025 Fall Courses!

Join us Friday, October 3, 2025 from 7am - 5pm, in Chicago for a full day of in-person professional development ahead of ACS Clinical Congress.

Two courses to choose from:
🔹 Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course (FSRC)
🔹 Early Career Development Course (ECDC)

Early bird registration available through September 22 at 11:59 PM PT — save your seat now!

👉 Register today: https://www.aasurg.org/aas-fall-courses/

05/08/2025

🚨 LAST CALL: Abstracts for are due Friday, August 8th at 11:59 PM ET!

Don't miss your chance to be part of the 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress, happening February 3–5, 2026 in Orlando, Florida!

✔️ All academic surgery disciplines
✔️ Full or quickshot oral formats
🚫 No case studies
🚫 No deadline extensions
🎤 Limit 2 presentations per first author

Submit your best work and join the premier surgical research meeting of the year.
🔗 https://www.academicsurgicalcongress.org/abstracts/

04/08/2025

🚨 Research Funding Opportunities Now Open!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 AAS/AASF research funding opportunities. These awards support residents, fellows, and junior faculty pursuing impactful research across a range of focus areas in academic surgery.

All awards support research conducted from July 1, 2026 through March 1, 2028. Deadline to apply: September 5, 2025

Learn more and apply: https://www.aasurg.org/awards/

04/08/2025

When I was younger, my dad repeatedly used several sayings that I still clearly remember. He was not college-educated, but he was the smartest man that I knew. He seemed to have boundless energy and was always on the go, always working. He probably would have loved being a surgeon, given the opportunity. As such, it seems only fitting that I now apply these early life lessons to my current career as an academic surgeon....

When I was younger, my dad repeatedly used several sayings that I still clearly remember. He was not college-educated, but he was the smartest man that I knew. He seemed to have boundless energy and was always on the go, always working. He probably would have loved being a surgeon, given the opportu...

01/08/2025

🚨 LAST CALL: Abstracts for are due Friday, August 8th at 11:59 PM ET!

Don't miss your chance to be part of the 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress, happening February 3–5, 2026 in Orlando, Florida!

✔️ All academic surgery disciplines
✔️ Oral + Quickshot formats
🚫 No case studies
🚫 No deadline extensions
🎤 Limit 2 presentations per first author

Submit your best work and join the premier surgical research meeting of the year.
🔗 https://www.academicsurgicalcongress.org/abstracts/

28/07/2025

Hey AAS members! Are you looking for your next career move? Find your perfect medical match and explore opportunities at leading institutions.
https://www.aasurg.org/jobs/

24/07/2025

Calling all academic surgeons and researchers!
Have a project you’re proud of? Submit your abstract to by August 8, 2025.

✅ Oral + Quickshot formats
✅ All surgical disciplines
❌ No case studies this year
🚫 No deadline extensions

Let your work be part of the most dynamic surgical research meeting of the year.
🔗 https://www.academicsurgicalcongress.org/abstracts/

23/07/2025

“What the Fucose?”

In his inspiring new blog post, Dr. Eric Rellinger reflects on his path to becoming a pediatric surgeon-scientist and how unexpected relationships, challenges, and a curious sugar molecule shaped his journey.

From neuroblastoma research to fucose biology, hurricanes to hidden mentors, this post is a must-read for anyone navigating a career in academic surgery.

📖 Read it here: https://www.aasurg.org/what-the-fucose-reflections-on-my-path-to-becoming-a-pediatric-surgeon-scientist/

22/07/2025

🚨REMINDER: Apply for the AAS Fall Courses Travel Award!

Are you an underrepresented voice in surgery looking to advance your academic career? Apply now for the AAS Travel Award, which includes:
🎓 Complimentary registration to the 2025 Fall Courses
✈️ $1,000 in travel support to attend in Chicago on October 3, 2025

🗓 Deadline: July 23 at 5 PM PT

Learn more + apply: https://www.aasurg.org/aas-fall-courses/