AAS News Spring 2009

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P R E S I D E N ’ S M E S S A G EDr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll

It is my distinct pleasure to serve as the President of the Association for Academic Surgery (AA2009-2010. I want to extend my sincere gratitude to my predecessor, Dr. Herb Chen, for his tirelessand excellent stewardship of the society. Tanks to his accomplishments and vision, the organization istronger than ever and well prepared for a dynamic future.

Te annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC), held in February 2009 at the Sanibel Harbour & Spa, Fort Myers, Florida, was the fourth joint meeting of the AAS and the Society of University Sur(SUS). Te meeting continues to grow each year and has become not only an excellent venue for preseall of our research endeavors but a wonderful opportunity to network with our peers. Te success and gof this meeting continue to exceed all expectations. We had a record attendance of 985 surgeons, resiscientists, and students. I would like to recognize the efforts of the AAS members who contributed theiand efforts to making this meeting better than ever: particularly, our previous Recorder, Dr. Daniel(now President-Elect); our Secretary, Dr. Scott LeMaire; our reasurer, Dr. Max Schmidt; and our ImmPast-President, Dr. Herb Chen. I also want to thank the leadership of the SUS, including Past-President Dr. Simeone, Secretary Dr. Joe Hines, Publications Chair Dr. George Yang, and President Dr. Dave Geller, for

wonderful partnership. Please see the message from our new Recorder, Dr. Melina Kibbe, for a comprehsummary of the meeting, and the report of our Secretary, Dr. LeMaire, for a summary of the election resul

Te fundamental mission of the AAS is to promote academic surgery; this is best accomplished thrthe development of academic surgeons. As such, the AAS has evolved into a vehicle through which ysurgeons can develop their academic careers through increasing levels of participation in the society:include attending the annual meeting, presenting research, participating in the academic developcourses, and joining committees or the Executive Council.

Tis year, we have created a councilor position for active members who are not yet faculty. Tis will bfirst time that senior residents or fellows will have full representation on our Executive Council. I encoall senior residents and fellows who are now candidate members to become active members so that theincrease their participation in the society. Becoming a member as a senior resident or fellow will not chtheir eligibility to remain in the society for 10 years after their first faculty appointment. Tis iniis consistent with our mission of reaching out to medical students and surgical trainees with the gattracting them to careers in academic surgery.

Along these lines, I want to encourage fellows and residents to participate in the Career Development C Although this course is very useful for young faculty members, it is specifically directed at senior resand fellows to enable them to understand the various academic career paths so that they can deve

well-defined plan before they choose their first faculty position. Tis will allow them to assess opportuand choose the position in which they can accomplish their academic goals.

Critical elements of the Career Development Course and the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Coursbeen combined to form the basis of our international courses. Tis year, we will be presenting these courthe Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Brisbane, Australia on May 5, 2009, and to the West ASurgical Society in Abuja, Nigeria on July 13-15, 2009. Perhaps more than anything else, these courses

who we are as a society, and it is immensely rewarding to see them expand throughout the world.

Over the course of the year, you will continue to receive the AAS newsletter every 3 months. Each issuupdate you about the activities of the AAS leadership and provide more details about the projects on wthe various AAS committees and representatives are working.

I look forward to seeing each of you at the AAS Fall Courses in Chicago on October 9-10, and at the 5th A Academic Surgical Congress at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio, exas on February 2-5, 201

All the best,

– Kevin

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President’s Message

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Summary of the 2009 ASC

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Secretary’s Report:Election Results & Appointments

Committee Members Research Awards

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Information &echnology Review:

ibliographic Management Software

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Issues Committee Update

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Association for SurgicalEducation

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S U M M A R Y OF H E 2 0 0 9 A S CDr. Melina Kibbe, AAS Recorder & Program Committee Chair

THE 4TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC SURGICAL CONGRESS WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!

On behalf of the AAS Program Committee, I would like to thank all of the presenters, moderators, discu

members, guests, residents, and medical students who helped make the 4th Annual ASC one of th

meetings the AAS has ever had! A record number of people attended the meeting (nearly 1000) and a r

795 abstracts were presented, representing a 20% increase from last year and a 62% increase sin

inception of the ASC in 2006. Furthermore, more than 125 manuscripts have been submitted throug

AAS for publication in the Journal of Surgical Research—a truly remarkable feat.

I would like to thank Dr. Daniel Albo, the 2007-2009 AAS Recorder and Chair of the A AS Program Comm

and Dr. George Yang, the SUS Publications Chair, for their leadership and collaboration in organizin

maintaining the AAS and SUS meetings as one joint scientific congress. In addition, I would like to

the members of the 2008 ASC Core Committee—Drs. Herb Chen, Diane Simeone, Daniel Albo, and

Chari—for their dedication and hard work. Putting together the ASC required a total team effort!

Te program consisted of the AAS and SUS plenary sessions, as w

joint scientific oral and quick shot sessions involving both societie

combined efforts of both societies led to a synergistic increase in the

and quality of the meeting. Tis year the meeting included 16 plenary

239 oral presentations, 483 quick shot presentations, 10 medical st

quick shot presentations, and 47 SUS new member posters. As a w

the sessions were very well attended and encouraged participation fro

audience. Tis year, the combined AAS and SUS format was seamle

promoted discussion, collaboration, and scientific exchange between th

organizations. Tis was especially evident in the Education Comm

Session, “Surgical Education in Te Internet Era,” in which th

Education Committee and SUS Committee on Surgical Education worked together to coordina

extremely stimulating session, and in the Committee on Issues Session, “Partnering with Industry to

Discoveries from Te Bench to Te Bedside,” in which the AAS Issues Committee and the SUS Com

on Social and Legislative Issues jointly put forth an excellent program (see Issues Committee Upda

page 7 for details). Te State-of-the-Art Lectures showcased some of the most exciting advances aca

surgery has to offer. Drs. Layton Rikkers, Patricia Donahoe, Gary Dunnington, and Raphael Pollock

defined the state of the art in their respective fields of expertise. Te AAS/SUS Mentoring ask Force l

AAS/SUS Career Building Session. Last, but not least, Dr. Omaida Velazquez, Dr. Selwyn Vicker

Ms. Janet Bickel led a very exciting Presidents’ Clinical opics Session entitled, “Te Glass Ceiling: D

Still Exist For Women and Minorities in Surgery?” , which was truly stimulating and thought-provo

Although many of the ASC sessions were held jointly, the program was similar to that of the prior year, all

both organizations to maintain many of the events that have been popular at previous AAS and SUS me

Tis year’s AAS Founder’s Lecture, “Cancer as an Organ System: Te umor Microenvironm

was delivered by Dr. John Niederhuber, who gave an outstanding presentation. Dr. Chen gave a

AAS Presidential Address entitled, “Episode IV: Te Return of Te Surgeon.” His counterpart

the SUS, Dr. Simeone, also gave an excellent presentation during the SUS Presidential Address en

“Te Evolution of the SUS.” For this year’s SUS Joel J. Roslyn Lecture, Dr. Colleen Brophy g

inspiring presentation entitled, “Yin and Yang, Balance in Science and Leadership.” Te AAS LeadCommittee led the Resident/Student Meet the AAS Leadership Lunch. Te AAS Membership Com

hosted the AAS New-Members Breakfast that provided new AAS members with an opportunity to

how to get involved in the Association. Last ly, our President and Recorder moderated the AAS Outsta

Medical Students Quick Shots, which showcased the excellent research being conducted by medical stu

interested in surgery.

An event that was new to the ASC was the Association of Women Surgeons Dinner, Chaired by Dr

Breslin. Te topic was “Career Advice I Wish I’d Been Given,” and the invited speakers, Drs. C

Brophy, Julie Freischlag, and Rosemary Kozar, delivered outstanding and inspiring talks. Te event

huge success; in fact, tickets for the event were sold out in advance of the meeting.

Te 4th ASC enjoyed record attendance.

Dr. John Niederhuber and AAS President Dr. Herb Chen.Dr. Niederhuber delivered this

ear’s AAS Founder’s Lecture,Cancer as an Organ System:

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Several attendees of the 4th Annual ASC were recognized for their outstanding presentations or manusubmissions. Best Manuscript by a New AAS Member was awarded to Dr. Cindy ai from ChilHospital of Los Angeles. Best Manuscript Overall was awarded to Dr. William Riordan from VanUniversity. Best Oral Presentation by a New AAS Member was awarded to Dr. David MoralesBaylor College of Medicine. Best Quick Shot Presentation by a New AAS Member was awarDr. Stanley Sidhu from Kolling Institute, Sydney, Australia. Te AAS Outstanding Medical St

Award went to Mr. Edward Utz from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. And AAS Research Resident Awards went to Drs. Patrick Duffy, Keith Tatch, and Melanie Ongchin.

In closing, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who supported the 4th Annual ASC. Please

your calendars for the 5th Annual ASC, which will be held on February 2-5, 2010, in San Antonio, X which promises to be an even more outstanding meeting. Te abstract deadline is Monday, August 24,See you there!

S E C R E A R Y ’ S R E P O RDr. Scott LeMaire

2009 ELECION RESULS AND APPOINMENS

Te following AAS members have been elected or appointed to leadership positions. For a full list of thExecutive Council members, please visit www.aasurg.org .

President-Elect: Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2009-2010)

Recorder: Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2009-2011)Deputy reasurers:Eric . Kimchi, MD (2009-2012), and imothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (Ad hoc, 2009-2011)

Education Committee Co-Chairs: Clifford S. Cho, MD, and Carmen C. Solorzano, MD (2009-201

Ethics Committee Chair: M. Gretchen Schwarze, MD (2009-2011)

Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course Director: Adam C. Berger, MD (2009-2010)

Issues Committee Co-Chairs: Paul S. Dale, MD, and Elizabeth A. Peralta, MD (2009-2010)

Leadership Committee Co-Chair: Lillian S. Kao, MD (2009-2011)

Representative to the American College of Surgeons’ Board of Governors: Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD (2009-2012)

Representative to the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Education and Research:Karen J. Brasel, MD (2009-2012)

Representative to the Association for Surgical Education: Mary E. Klingensmith, MD (2009-2011Representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges: Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH (2009-2012)

Representative to the National Association for Biomedical Research:Isabelle Bedrosian, MD (2009-2011)

Representative to the Surgical Outcomes Club (Ad hoc): Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH (2009-2010

2009 AAS COMMIEE MEMBERS

Te AAS Executive Committee would like to thank all of the committee members for their dedicatiohard work in ensuring that the work and mission of the AAS is being fulfilled. Te following is a list

AAS committees and their members. Tis list, along with the objectives of each committee and the cinformation for the members, can be found at www.aasurg.org .

Education Committee Co-Chair: Clifford S. Cho, MD (2009-2010)Co-Chair: Carmen C. Solorzano, MD (2009-2010)FSR Course Director: Adam C. Berger, MD (2009-2010)Shu S. Lin, MD, PhD (2008-2010)Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD (2008-2010)Mark J. ruty, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)Kristan L. Staudenmayer, MD (2009-2010)Steven Li-Wen Chen, MD, MBA (2009-2011)Kent C. Choi, MD (2009-2011)David P. Foley, MD (2009-2011)Steven B. Goldin, MD, PhD (2009-2011)Francis E. Rosato, MD (2009-2011)Sean P. Dineen, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)

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thics Committee hair: M. Gretchen Schwarze, MD (2009-2011)aran . Bradley, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)ackenzie R. Cook, MD (2009-2011)

arbara A. Gaines, MD (2009-2011)ffrey M. Hardacre, MD (2009-2011)mes M. McLoughlin, MD (2009-2011)nuradha Subramanian, MD (2009-2011)mily R. Winslow, MD (2009-2011)

lobal Affairs Committee o-Chair: Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2008-2010)

o-Chair: Evan P. Nadler, MD (2008-2010)ayne Frederick, MD (2008-2010)eitham . Hassoun, MD (2008-2010)Peter Kingham, MD (2008-2010)njay Krishnaswami, MD (2008-2010)on A. London, MD, MPH (2008-2010)san C. Pitt, MD (2008-2010)

obert Riviello, MD, MPH (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)arlton C. Barnett Jr, MD (2009-2011)mothy A. Pritts, MD, PhD (2009-2011)lan sung, MD (2009-2011)

formation and echnology Committee hair: Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD (2008-2010)

an A. Crestanello, MD (2008-2010)trick G. Dean, MD (2008-2010)regory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD (2008-2010)avid R. Lal, MD (2008-2010)yan A. Whitson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)izabeth A. Mittendorf, MD (2009-2010)Marco Fisichella, MD (2009-2011)orey W. Iqbal, MD (2009-2011)atthew F. Kalady, MD (2009-2011)ireille Astrid Moise, MD (2009-2011)ichael W. Yeh, MD (2009-2011)arter Smith, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)

sues Committee

o-Chair: Paul S. Dale, MD (2009-2010)o-Chair: Elizabeth A. Peralta, MD (2009-2010)erence O’Keeffe, MB, ChB, BSc (2008-2010)inesh Ranjan, MD (2008-2010)arl Y. Bilimoria, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)ei Zhou, MD (2009-2010)ichael E. De Vera, MD (2009-2011)

obert S. Krouse, MD (2009-2011)hn . Langell, MD, PhD (2009-2011)imul A. Shah, MD (2009-2011)avid Y. Greenblatt, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)Clark Gamblin, MD (2009-2011)

eadership Committee

o-Chair: Peter R. Nelson, MD (2008-2010)o-Chair: Lillian S. Kao, MD (2009-2011)iraj J. Gusani, MD (2008-2010)ysandra Lal, MD (2008-2010)obert C. G. Martin, MD (2008-2010)ul J. Mosca, MD, PhD (2008-2010)th A. Spector, MD (2008-2010)hristopher D. Anderson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)iz Y. Bhora, MD (2009-2011)

ara R. Cooper, MD (2009-2011)ataldo Doria, MD, PhD (2009-2011)rgio Huerta, MD (2009-2011)eorge B. Mychaliska, MD (2009-2011)ffry L. Kashuk, MD (2009-2011)

mir A. Ghaferi, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)

Membership Committee Chair: Nipun Merchant, MD (2008-2010)

Jason S. Gold, MD (2008-2010)Robert Gruetzmann, MD, PhD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)

William G. Hawkins, MD (2008-2010)Robert J. McDonald, MA, PhD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)

John E. Phay, MD (2008-2010)Steven L. Rose, MD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)Stanley B. Sidhu, MBBS, PhD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)Richard A. Sidwell, MD (Ad hoc, 2008-2010)

Jose G. revino, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)Michael G. House, MD (2009-2010)Collette R. J. Pameijer, MD (2009-2010)Geeta Lal, MD, MSc (2009-2011)Martin D. McCarter, MD (2009-2011)Christopher D. Raeburn, MD (2009-2011)Kasper S. Wang, MD (2009-2011)Tomas N. Wang, MD, PhD (2009-2011)

Jaime Cavallo, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011) Joel Adler (Ad hoc Medical Student Member, 2009-2011)imothy W. King, MD, PhD (Ad hoc, 2009-2011)

Nominating Committee Chair: Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD (2009-2010)

Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2009-2010)Christian M. Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA (2007-2010)Scott A. LeMaire, MD (2008-2010)Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2009-2011)David A. Gerber, MD (2009-2010)

Ai-Xuan Le Holterman, MD (2009-2010)Hong Jin Kim, MD (2009-2010)Leila Mureebe, MD (2009-2010)

Alexander A. Parikh, MD (2009-2010)Peter R. Nelson, MD (2009-2010)Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD (2009-2010)Herbert J. Zeh III, MD (2009-2010)

Program Committee Chair: Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2009-2011)

Ari D. Brooks, MD (2008-2010)Mark S. Cohen, MD (2008-2010)Dev M. Desai, MD (2008-2010)Buckminster J. Farrow, MD (2008-2010)

Jon C. Gould, MD (2008-2010)Charles P. Heise, MD (2008-2010)Electron Kebebew, MD (2008-2010)Panos Kougias, MD (2008-2010)

John C. Mansour, MD (2008-2010) Julie Ann Margenthaler, MD (2008-2010)Barbra S. Miller, MD (2008-2010)Roderich E. Schwarz, MD, PhD (2008-2010)Christoph roppmann, MD (2008-2010)

Patricia L. urner, MD (2008-2010)Daniel A. Anaya, MD (2009-2011)David J. Bentrem, MD (2009-2011)

Anne C. Fisher, MD, PhD (2009-2011)Bo Liu, PhD (2009-2011)Eric K. Nakakura, MD, PhD (2009-2011)Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD (2009-2011)Iraklis I. Pipinos, MD (2009-2011)Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD, MHS (2009-2011)Rebekah R. White, MD (2009-2011)

AAS/SUS Mentoring ask Force Kimberly S. Kirkwood, MD (2008-2010)George A. Sarosi Jr, MD (2008-2010)

Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)



2009 AAS JOEL J. ROSLYN, MD, FACULY RESEARCH AWARD

Te AAS is pleased to announce the winner of its 2009 Joel J. Roslyn, MD, Faculty Research Award, whmade possible through the generous sponsorship of the Journal of Surgical Research and Elsevier, Inc. Dr. MLim has been selected to receive $70,000 over a 2-year period for his work entitled “Characterization of Sin GBM: A Potential Mediator of Immune Evasion.” Dr. Lim is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurosand Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his Medical Degree fromHopkins and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire. He completed his resiat Stanford Hospital.

2009 AAS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD

Te AAS is pleased to announce the winner of its 2009 Research Fellowship Award, which is made pothrough the generous sponsorship of the AAS Foundation. Dr. Amar Nijagal has been selected to receive $3over a 2-year period for his work entitled “Understanding the Fetal Immune Response to in Utero Stemransplantation.” Dr. Nijagal is currently a PGY3 General Surgery Resident at the University of CalifornFrancisco. He received his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Francisco and a Bach

Arts degree from Duke University. He will begin his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in July 2009.

I N F O R M A I ON & E C H N O L O G Y R E V I E W F E A U R E D I N AC S S U R G E R Y N E W S

In this issue of the AAS newsletter, the Information & echnology Committee presents its thirInformation & echnology Review. Tis series was developed by committee chair Dr. Gretche

Purcell Jackson to provide the AAS membership with health information technology updates oparticular relevance to academic surgeons. Te previous installment of this series, in which DPurcell Jackson and Dr. Kaushik Mukherjee discussed current options for personal digital assistanthas captured the attention of the American College of Surgeons and has been published in the Apr2009 edition of Surgery News . Congratulations to the Information & echnology Committee foputting together such a successful feature!

I N F O R M A I O N & E C H N OL O G Y R E V I E WB I B L I O G R A P H I C M A N A G E M E N S O F W A R E

Drs. Sonia Ramamoorthy & Bryan Whitson, Information & echnology Committee

QUESION: “I’ve heard that software for managing references can be very helpful for writing pand grants. What are the options?”

Bibliographic management software allows users to build personal reference databases from commedical search engines, such as PubMed and Ovid, and from cited journal articles, thus reducintime it takes to create reference lists and increasing the accuracy of one’s reference citations. Te ideato invest in this software is early in one’s academic career, when budgeting time i s of critical impoand getting manuscripts and grants f rom the back burner into the submission phase is a challenone’s research goes from broad to focused, and one develops an “expertise,” bibliographic managprograms can be used to create a personalized, reusable reference database from which reference lifuture papers can be built quickly and easily. Te currently available programs have “cite as you capability (Figure 1), and they contain preloaded formats for many journals and for NIH documTese programs also can download reference pages to web-based manuscript submission sites, eg,

supported by ScholarOne.

Figure 1 Microsoft Word screen shot showing the EndNote toolbar, whichallows one to insert citations with the “Cite While You Write (CWY W)” featureand to format a bibliography by the push of one button.

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Tere are several options on the market (see able); however, the two most commonly used are EndNote and Reference Manager. Tomson Reuters selthese programs and many other products for reference management and bibliography creation. Details of the differences between EndNote and Refanager are explained at: http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/scientific/Reference_Manager#compare_products .

EAURES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC MANAGEMEN SOFWARE OPIONS

Software Cost (non-academic)Cite as

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ndNote and Reference Manager are similar in their integration with word processing programs such as Microsoft Word, and both can be used withwever, only EndNote comes in a Mac-compatible version. Both programs have the ability to publish one’s database on the Web, enabling collabod lab mates to use and make changes to a “live” database. Tese programs can also create an unlimited number of databases, each of unlimite

f the two programs, EndNote is the more versatile, because it allows for graphical interaction and has more preset formatting options (ie, optiormatting articles to the standards of specific journals). In addition, EndNote allows users to link a reference to the actual PDF of the article, or to adDF itself, as well as images and other objects, to the database. Te search engine can access individual library catalogs, PubMed, and many other gines and databases (Figure 2). Searching for full-text articles is possible. Reference Manager contains many of the same features as EndNote bnded to focus on Web-based use; bibliographies can be edited by multiple users and are geared toward enterprise-type solutions.

gure 2 EndNote screen shot showing the PubMed search interface in the foreground and an example of an EndNotetabase in the background.

ey PointsFor the academic surgeon, EndNote is probably the most user-friendly and powerful bibliographic management software currently avaHowever, as with other types of software, personal preferences are important.Te decision about which program to use is often guided by recommendations from colleagues, the established software preferences of parlabs or collaborators, and choice of computer operating system.One should consider using these software programs early in one’s career, because the investment you make now will be repaid later as you phigher-quality manuscripts in a timely fashion.



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2009 ISSUES SESSION EXPLORES PARNERSHIPS BEWEEN ACADEMIA & INDUSR

On Tursday, February 5th, at the 4th Annual ASC, the AAS Issues Committee and the SUS Common Social and Legislative Issues presented a very well attended Committee on Issues Session focusi“Partnering with Industry to Move Discoveries from the Bench to the Bedside,” which was chairDr. Rebecca Minter. Tis stimulating and very timely session addressed some of the challenges facing reseaattempting to commercialize their scientific discoveries. Dr. Jeffery Platt from the University of Michigan

the session with a discussion of “Commercialization and Academia.” Tis talk addressed the growingfor universities to develop avenues for moving a novel research project through the patent process, devea business plan, funding the research, and determining who “owns” the intellectual property. Dr. MFink from Logical Terapeutics, Inc, discussed the importance of “Planning and Conducting a ReProgram to Yield Patentable Inventions.” Most university-based scientific researchers are focused on obtexternal funding for their research projects and publications. Tis discussion focused on the impoof universities developing programs that encourage researchers to pursue patents related to their resMost research scientists have very limited understanding of the patenting process, and the developmtechnology transfer programs will encourage commercialization of intellectual property. Tis subjeaddressed further when Mr. Bruce Gingles from Cook Medical discussed “Models of Commercializa

which described the important role of the university/industry partnership in commercializing minnovations. Tis discussion introduced different approaches to marketing and commercializing m

devices or novel therapies by identifying consumers or markets and strategies for capturing those maTe final discussion, presented by Dr. Ida Deichaite from the University of California’s Moores Cancer Cintroduced novel opportunities for “Initiating/Negotiating the Relationship” between academia and indDr. Deichaite described the unique technology transfer opportunities her institution had developed withindustry partners and private capital investors in their local, state, and regional areas. At the conclusionspeakers’ presentation, many comments from the enlightened audience centered on the most pressing qu“How can we advance these technology transfer opportunities at our institution?” Indeed, in theseof shrinking federal funding opportunities and institutional cutbacks, those institutions offering sciinvestigators smooth, accessible, investigator-friendly technology transfer opportunities will be leaders commercialization of their intellectual property.

DEB BURDEN SUDY PUBLISHED IN ANNALS OF SURGERY

Te study that served as the focus of the 2008 Committee on Issues Session was recently publish Annals of Surgery 1. Tis article by Dr. Melina Kibbe and colleagues reports an analysis of a Web-based designed to assess the magnitude of educational and consumer indebtedness among members of the AASUS and whether that debt, as the authors hypothesized, had an effect on the respondents’ choice of or their quality of life as represented by living accommodations, strain on relationships, and likelihorecommending their career choice to their own children or medical students. Invitations to respond survey were sent in November 2007 by email to 2693 surgeons who were on the listserves of the membof the SUS, the AAS, or both.

Te survey contained 20 demographic questions, 14 “financial situation” questions, 9 questions about choices, and 9 questions about the impact of debt burden on family life and quality of life. A total of 555 indivanswered the survey, a response rate of 20.6%. Te non-response rate to demographic questions ranged fromto 11%, and the non-response rate to questions about finances or quality of life ranged from 22.9% to 2

Results were calculated according to the number of responses received for each individual question.

Sixty-six percent of respondents indicated that they did carry educational debt at the time that they comtheir training, with a median and mean debt of $70,000 and $90,000, respectively. Monthly educadebt payments, at a median of $1300, represented 33% of a resident’s salary and 19% of a fellow’s saladecreased to 6% of salary among assistant professors.

Although only 10% of respondents reported that their educational debt moderately or strongly influenceinitial choice of academic versus private practice, 29.3% had considered pursuing a non-academic career bof their educational debt. In this pool of academic surgeons, 86.8% said that they would make the samechoice again, yet 29.5% reported that their educational debt burden had affected their academic producand 31.5% said that they would not recommend their own career choice to their children or medical stud

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Te effect of educational debt on lifestyle appears to be even stronger. Among those with educational29.2% stated that their significant other was forced to work because of the total educational debt load, said that it influenced the type of living accommodations they could afford, and 34.9% said that educadebt had put a strain on their relationships.

Te authors identify a number of limitations in this study, in particular the possibility of “yea-sanon-response bias, and selection bias resulting from the fact that the survey was sent to members of thand AAS, who by definition have committed themselves to an academic career. Nevertheless, the respon

were equally distributed by age, specialty, and academic rank and therefore are likely to be represeof the membership of the AAS and SUS and, by extension, of the state of surgical faculty in this co

An important trend is that over successive decades, the total indebtedness of surgical residents has incrfor example, to $150,000 for those graduating 2000-2005 compared to $90,000 for the overall Te authors conclude that educational debt is significant for nearly two thirds of academic surDeveloping methods to reduce educational and consumer debt, such as loan repayment programs, may young surgeons with the ambition to contribute to the advancement of the field to do so with fewer aeffects on their disposable income, consumer debt, academic productivity, and family life.

REFERENCE 1. Kibbe MR, roppmann C, Barnett C Jr, Nwomeh BC, Olutoye OO, Doria C, Kim RD, Mankani MH, CorBiffl WL, Schwarze ML. Effect of educationa l debt on career and quality of life among academic surgeons. Ann Surg 2009;249:3

A S S O C I A I O N F O R S U R G I C A L E D U C A I ODr. Mary Klingensmith, Representative to ASE

I am honored to serve as the first AAS representative to the Association for Surgical Education (ASE)long-time member of both the AAS and ASE, I have personally witnessed the relevance and importasimultaneous membership and participation in both organizations. For those of you unfamiliar with theI’d like to provide a brief description of the ASE and its value to AAS members.

Te ASE is the primary organization for those interested in surgical education scholarship. Formed in 19mission is “…to promote, recognize, and reward excellence, innovation and scholarship in surgica l educaTe specific objectives of the organization include:

developing innovative teaching aids and programs and effective educational interventions;•designing effective faculty development programs for surgical educators;•promoting and supporting research in the surgical education field;•and maintaining an educational clearinghouse, which offers a variety of materials to be used by f•and students in surgical education.

Members include clerkship and program directors, PhD-educators, skills lab directors and coordinclerkship coordinators, and nurses involved in surgical education. Te organization has an open comstructure, meaning that any member is welcome to join existing committees, to work toward commonCurrent committees include:• Assessment and Evaluation • Clerkship Directors• Curriculum • Educational Research• Faculty Development • Information echnology • Simulation • Graduate Surgical Education• Nurses in Surgical Education • Coordinators in Surgical Education

Te ASE meets annual ly in tandem with the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) for “SuEducation Week.” During the meeting, very-high-quality education research is presented in plenary ses

workshops, and posters. Te annual meeting is structured to provide attendees with many opportuni

exchange educational research ideas and questions, as well as education methodologies, including in a p“Tinking out of the box” luncheon designed for brief presentations of work-in-progress or novel conc

Te ASE also sponsors a Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF), a one-year, home-site fellodesigned to equip investigators with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, implement, and report restudies in the field of surgical education. In addition, the ASE foundation, CESER (Center for ExcelleSurgical Education, Research, and raining), provides competitive funding for innovative research in sueducation. Information about these programs and other activities of the ASE is available on the associa

web site, www.surgicaleducation.com.

I encourage all AAS members who have an interest in surgical education to strongly consider membin the ASE. Tis vibrant, welcoming association has helped to further the academic careers of manymembers committed to education scholarship and has supported and helped mentor many clerkshprogram directors over the years.

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Association for Academic Surgery

2009 Fall CoursesOctober 9 & 10, 2009 • Chicago, ILPreceding the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

FUNDAMENTALS

OF SURGICAL

RESEARCH COURSECourse Chairs: Herbert Chen, MD

& Adam C. Berger, MD

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Tose in Teir First Year of ResearchResidentsFellows

New Faculty

WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT?

Tis course provides the foundationfor a successful basic or clinical science researchexperience, including advice and practical tips.

opics include:

“Planning a Career in Surgical Research”

“Abstract Writing”

“Researching and Writing a Scientific Manuscript”

“Grant Writing” …and many more.

CAREER

DEVELOPMENT

COURSECourse Chairs: Lillian S. Kao, MD

& Peter R. Nelson, MD

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

ResidentsFellows

Junior Faculty

WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT?

How to…

Choose the right job and negotiatefor what you will need to succeed.

Choose the right mentors.

Achieve balance between career and family life.

Write effective grant applications.

Plan an effective strategy for getting promoted.

REGISRAION FOR HESE COURSES WILL BE AVAILABLE HROUGH HE AAS HIS SUMMER.Please watch your email for an announcement and visit www.aasurg.org for more information.

Association for Academic Surgery • 11300 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600 • Los Angeles, CA 90064Phone: 310-437-1606 • Fax: 310-437-0585 • Email: [email protected]

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