The AAST Leadership Academy seeks to develop and support the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery leaders of today and the future by providing ongoing professional development and networking opportunities for its members.
Description:
The AAST Leadership Academy seeks to develop and support the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery leaders of today and the future by providing on-going professional development and networking opportunities for its members.
The AAST Leadership Academy‘s mission is to:
1. Provide a core set of leadership and administrative skills for emerging trauma/ACS leaders
2. Provide on-going professional development for trauma/ACS leaders at all levels
3. Provide a venue for community building and networking for trauma/ACS leaders
The Leadership Academy has an application process. If accepted, the first step in becoming a member of the AAST Leadership Academy is to complete seven online modules which will be available via videos that you will watch at your own pace. There will be a mandatory, in-person Leadership Academy event at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in Chicago, IL on Monday, March 24, 2025. The learning objectives of the in-person event are:
- How to Lead in the Era of Work/Life Balance
- As a leader, how do we implement leadership principles in work/life balance?
- Managing surgeon moral injury
- How do you, as a leader, put plans in place to manage this?
- Leadership beyond the surgeon
- Leadership training for surgeons that go beyond the OR
- Core values of leadership
AAST Leadership Academy members will be offered subsequent opportunities for leadership development, mentorship by academy instructors, and ongoing networking events.
The application process will open on Wednesday, November 6th and will close Monday, December 9, 2024. Once the application process is closed, the steering committee will review all applications with notification to the recipients by Friday, December 27, 2024.
The price for the in-person event at ACS on Monday, March 24, 2025 (~8:00 AM-5:00 PM CST) is $475. This does not include hotel or transportation. Additional information on the in-person session will be sent upon acceptance to the Academy.
AAST Leadership Academy membership application criteria:
- AAST Fellow
- >5 years from final training program
- Leadership trajectory as evidenced by an administrative title commensurate with leadership responsibilities (e.g. Trauma Medical Director or Associate TMD, Burn Director, EGS Director, ACS Director, Residency or Fellowship Director, ICU or Clinic Director, Division Chief, OR Operations Director, etc)
Critical Dates:
Application process opens: Wednesday, November 6th
- Application process closes: Monday, December 9th
- Notification of acceptance: Friday, December 27th
- Completion of pre-course case work: there may be pre-course work required by the applicant. You will be notified regarding this this upon acceptance to the Academy.
- Inductees will be expected to watch 7 online modules at their own pace before the in-person event on Monday, March 24th
- The mandatory in-person event on Monday, March 24th will be in-person at the American College of Surgeons in Chicago, IL (~8:00 AM-5:00 PM CST). There will be no remote/dial-in option
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