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Save the date! The 22nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress is heading to Washington, D.C., February 9–11, 2027.

Jointly sponsored by the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS), the ASC is the premier meeting for surgeon scientists, trainees, and academic surgical leaders.

After an incredible ASC 2026, we're already looking forward to what's next. Stay tuned for abstract submission details, registration, and programming announcements.

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Meet November’s AAS Member Spotlight: Kevin Sullivan, MD, FACS, surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.

From Division I distance running at Penn to HIPEC and complex GI cancer surgery, Dr. Sullivan brings the same endurance to his work. He is also the Surgery Clerkship Director at LSU, helping revitalize the medical student curriculum, and the site director for the SPOTLIGHT II trial.

Read his full spotlight: aasurg.org/aas-member-spo…

If EPAs are coming to your training program and you want to understand what that actually means in practice — this webinar is for you.

The AAS Education Committee presents: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs): What Every Surgical Trainee and Educator Should Know. November 19th, 6:00 PM ET, with expert faculty from MD Anderson, UAB, and UW-Madison.

Register: aasurg.org/webinar-entrus…

Interview season is here — and a lot of what makes it go well is information most applicants have to find on their own.

Third-year medical student Juan Luis Contreras recaps eight practical takeaways from the AAS Residency Prep Series webinar on how to interview, covering everything from building a story bank to writing down your impressions before the details blur together.

Whether you just received your first invitation or are still waiting, this one is worth reading before your first interview.

Read: aasurg.org/how-to-intervi…

Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project?

Join the AAS Global Affairs Committee and SUS Academic Global Surgery Committee on November 12th for a practical, no-cost webinar on navigating the grant process in global surgery and global health.

Four experienced panelists. Real strategies for first-time applicants and experienced investigators alike.

📅 November 12, 2026 | 1:00 PM ET | Complimentary registration

Register and submit your questions for the panel: aasurg.org/webinar-how-to…