A few AAS Highlights from

2024 Academic Surgical Congress (ASC)

Presidential Address

Invisible Realities: Unmasking Injustice in Medical Education and Training

presented by

Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS

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Founders Lecture:

AAS: The Gateway to Transformative Leadership in American Surgery

presented by

Henri Ford, MD, MHA

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2024-2025 Leadership

Looking forward to an amazing year!

President: Callisia Clarke, MD, MS

President-Elect: Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP

Secretary: Christina Roland, MD, MS

Recorder: Vikas Dudeja, MD

Treasurer: Luke Funk, MD, MHS

ASC 2024 in numbers

2,221 Attendees

1,887 Abstracts in 112 Sessions

17 Talks in 3 Plenary Sessions (Basic, Clinical & Education)

496 Talks in Oral Sessions

1,327 Talks in Quick Shot Sessions

Some of our AAS Award Winners

AAS/AASF Senior Medical Student Travel Award

Rucha Alur - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Brian Carter - University of Colorado School of Medicine
Ahmad Hider - University of Michigan Medical School
Yoshiko Iwai - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Matthew Linz - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Mallory Loe - Tulane University

AAS/AASF Student Diversity Travel Grant

Serena Bidwell - University of Michigan Medical School
Caitlin Blades - University of Colorado School of Medicine
Ricky Gutierrez - UC San Francisco

Partner Society International Guests

Dr. Luis Carlos Dominguez Torrez - International Visiting Professor, Colombian Surgical Association
Dr. Jasan Dannaway - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange
Dr. Cameron Wells - 2022 RACS/ Surgical Research Society of Australia (SRS) Young Investigator Award Recipient
Dr. Po-Da Chen - International Visiting Professor, Taiwan Surgical Society
Dr. Amaka Ehighibe - International Visiting Professor, West African College of Surgeons

2022-2024 JUMPstart Cohorts

Adesola Akinkuotu - Univ of North Carolina
Olamide Alabi - Emory University
Garietta Falls - Metrohealth-Case Western
Christine Nembhard - Howard University
David Hampton - University of Chicago
Crisanto Torres - Boston University
Jessica Zagory - LSU, Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Julia Glaser - Univ of Pennsylvania
Neil King - Temple University

More information on award winners can be found on the AAS website.

Additional ASC Highlights

AAS/SUS Surgical Investigators’ Course
Presidential Session (fireside chat): From Bias to Balance: Equity, Training, and Affirmative Action's Legacy
Integrated Oral Presentation Sessions
AAS Resident/Fellow and Medical Student QuickShot Competitions
ASC Surgical Jeopardy
Meet the Leadership Reception
AAS/SUS Research Awards Session
Hot Topic and Committee Sessions

Thank you to everyone involved in the planning, preparation, logistics, and onsite assistance who helped make this event a wonderful success!

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Welcome to all our new incoming Councilors, Chairs & Co-Chairs of Committees, and AAS Representatives

Councilors

Jeremiah Deneve
Oluwadamilola Fayanju
Andrea Gillis
Krista Haines
Casey Silver
S. Nabeel Zafar
Mohamed Zayed

Representatives

ACS Board of Governors - Sundeep Keswani
Surgical Research Committee Rep to the ACS - Caitlin Hicks
G4 Alliance - Juliet Lumati
AWS - Christie Buonpane

Chairs and Co-Chairs

Basic & Translational Science Co-Chair - Jashodeep Datta
Clinical and HSR Co-Chair - Gita Mody
Committee on Academic Advancement Co-Chair - Tania Arora
Committee on Tech and Communication Co-Chair - Andrew Ibrahim
DEI Co-Chair - Olamide Alabi
Education Co-Chair - Gifty Kwakye
Ethics Chair - Rachel Morris
Global Affairs Co-Chair - Katie Iverson
Leadership Chair - Joseph Phillips
Leadership Co-Chair - Ashley Holder
Membership Co-Chair - Chris Scally
Past President's Circle Chair - Amir Ghaferi
Publications Co-Chair - Aslam Ejaz

Our thanks to those that continue to serve in their roles and our sincere appreciation to all of our outgoing councilors, representatives, chairs, co-chairs, and committee members. Your dedication, time and expertise are invaluable!

Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS

AAS President 2023-2024

Thank you for your innovative ideas and valuable leadership. Your commitment to the AAS mission and service to the organization have been priceless.

We look forward to your continued support as a 'Past President' and hope you have a little time to relax! We See You!

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