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Info for Fellows

As a Fellow in an ASTS accredited Abdominal Fellowship Training Program, there are requirements in order to receive a certificate of completion.

1. Familiarize yourself with the requirements for both the Institution and the Fellow concerning ASTS Accreditation of Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship Programs.

2. Maintain a Surgical Log.

Download and complete the Fellowship Completion Form and return it to the ASTS National Office along with your final surgical log and summary sheet. This form must be completed by all fellows and signed by the Program Director in order to receive a Certificate of Completion from an ASTS accredited fellowship. Fax materials to: 703.414.7874 or email it to asts@asts.org.

Managed Time Policy

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ASTS Academic Universe

The National Transplant Surgery Fellowship Curriculum will serve as the blueprint for educational growth and development. The objective of the curriculum is to define the key areas of knowledge necessary for mastery of the field of transplantation surgery and to provide an educational guide for trainees as they progress through their fellowship and will serve as a dynamic reference for all ASTS members. More

To reach the Academic Universe you must log in to the members' portal using your ASTS issued user name and password.

Unit Learner Objectives

ASTS Annual Inaugural Surgical Fellows Symposium

November 7-11, 2007
Maui, Hawaii

The inaugural program was a success! Thank you to Drs. John Magee and Peter Stock and the entire ASTS Fellowship Training Committee for their dedication and support. Thank you to the 22 faculty members that dedicated their time to ensure that surgical fellows received training paramount to becoming highly trained and skilled transplant surgeons.

“The best, most concise and most clinically appropriate lecture series since medical school; every fellow needs to attend this series and it should be a mandatory part of every transplant fellowship educational program.” – Seth C. Narins, MD, PhD, Fellow, New York Presbyterian Hospital

The faculty focused their presentations on core topics such as transplant immunology, immunosuppression, candidate pre-evaluation, organ allocation, organ offers, long-term patient management, ethics and how to secure your first job. The Symposium also provided an opportunity for fellows to network and discuss differences in training programs. Fellows appreciated the unparalleled access to the faculty experts and ASTS leadership that helped promote discussion, enhance case studies, offer empirical knowledge and provide mentorship opportunities.

“I think it's important that ASTS has taken on this Symposium. It brings front and center our mission of fellows' education.” – Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD, Program Faculty, University of California San Francisco

The ASTS Annual Surgical Fellows Symposium is open to all 2^nd year Fellows in good standing in ASTS accredited Abdominal Fellowship Training Programs. More testimony about the symposium can be found in the next issue of the Chimera, the ASTS Newsletter.

Surgical Fellows Symposium Program

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