The 1990s and the Association for Academic Surgery
1Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The Journal of Surgical Research
|September 19, 2017
Summary
The Association for Academic Surgery advanced in the 1990s amidst technological and biomedical innovations. This era also saw shifts in surgical trainee demographics, opening new academic career paths.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Innovation
- Academic Medicine
Background:
- The 1990s represented a period of significant technological and scientific advancement.
- Changes in the demographics of surgical trainees were observed during this decade.
- New opportunities emerged for academic surgical careers.


