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P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g eDr. Herb Chen
I am humbled and honored to serve as the President o the Association or Academic Surgery (AA
2008-2009. I want to start by congratulating our Immediate Past President, Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku,
spectacular job that he did this past year. He always kept me in the loop, and I will continue to imple
many o the programs he started.
Te annual acmc scl Co (ASC), held in February 2008, was the third joint meeting
AAS and the Society o University Surgeons (SUS). Te success o this meeting exceeded all expecta
We had a record attendance o 1020 surgeons, residents, scientists, and students! Please see the message
our Recorder, Dr. Daniel Albo, or a comprehensive summary o the meeting. Many AAS members wextremely hard to insure the continued vitality o the meeting, especially Dr. Albo; our ormer Sec
(now President-Elect), Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll; our reasurer, Dr. Max Schmidt; our Immediat
President, Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku; and many others.
I also want to thank the leadership o the SUS, including Past President, Dr. Mike Longaker; Sec
Dr. Ravi Chari; and ormer Publications Chairman (now President-Elect), Dr. Dave Geller. Te
collaborative eorts between the AAS and SUS have had a synergistic eect on academic surgery. I am
pleased to have the good ortune to work with the SUS President, Dr. Diane Simeone. We have already
to organize more collaborative eorts between the AAS and SUS, including a new mentoring initiativ
Simeone and I have created a joint task orce to develop a mentorship program between senior SUS me
and young AAS members. I have appointed Drs. George Sarosi, Kim Kirkwood, and Rebecca Sippel t
this eort rom the AAS side. You will be hearing more about it in uture newsletters.
I am particularly excited about the outlook or the upcoming year. At our annual business meetin
membership elected a talented group o ocers, representatives, committee chairs, and committee mem
For the rst time, we elected candidate AAS members to serve on our committees. Tis initiative is con
with our mission o reaching out to medical students and surgical trainees with the goal o attracting th
careers in academic surgery. Our newly elected Secretary, Dr. Scott LeMaire, summarizes the election
on page 3 o this newsletter.
Over the course o the year, you will continue to receive the AAS newsletter every 3 months. Each
will not only update you about the activities o the AAS leadership but also provide more details
the projects on which the various AAS committees and representatives are working. In this issu
representatives to the Association o American Medical Colleges, Drs. Ruth Bush and Kathrin roppm
our representative to the National Association or Biomedical Research, Dr. Emily Robinson, an
Co-Chairs o the AAS Global Aairs Committee, Drs. Ben Nwomeh and Evan Nadler, tell you
the AAS is participating at the national and global levels.
On a personal note, I want to let you know that our superb Executive Director, Christina Kasendor
a baby boy, Noah Charles Kasendor, on February 20, 2008. While she is on maternity leave, her sho
being ably lled by Maribeth Balon, who I hope will continue to have a signicant role in supportin
AAS. Under her guidance, the management support has been seamless.
I look orward to seeing each o you at the AAS Fall Courses in October, in San Francisco, and at th
Annual ASC at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, Florida, in February 2009!
– Herb
i n t h i s i s s u e
President’s Message
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Summary o the2008 ASC Meeting
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Secretary’s Reportlection Results & Appointments AAS Committee Members Research Fellowship Award
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West Arican
Fundamentals Course5
Association o AmericanMedical Colleges
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National Association orBiomedical Research
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s u M M a r Y OF t h e 2 0 0 8 a s C M e e t i n gDr. Daniel Albo, AAS Recorder & Program Committee Chair
T 3 al asC W h scc!
On behal o the AAS Program Committee, I would like to thank all o the presenters, mode
discussants, members, guests, residents, and medical students who helped make the 3rd Annual ASC
o the best meetings the AAS has ever had! A record number o persons attended (more than 1000),
record number o abstracts were presented (664–a 33% increase rom last year). I especially want to than
Dave Geller, the SUS Publications Chair, or his leadership and collaboration in maintaining the AA
SUS meetings as one joint scientic congress. I also want to thank the other members o the 2007 ASC
Committee—Drs. Nwariaku, Longaker, and Chari—or their dedication and hard work. Putting to
the ASC required a total team eort!
Te program consisted o the AAS and SUS plenary sessions, as well as joint scientic oral se
involving both societies. Te combined eorts o both societies led to a synergistic increase in the
and quality o the meeting. New this year were the quick-shot oral presentations, in which 449 ab
were presented. By all accounts, these new sessions were a great success. Tey encouraged partici
rom the audience and were very well attended. Many attendees commented on how the combined
in all the scientic sessions promoted discussion, collaboration, and scientic exchange between th
organizations. Tis was especially evident in the eco Comm so, “Te Changing F
Surgical Education: Simulation As Te New Paradigm,” in which the AAS Education Committe
SUS Committee on Surgical Education worked together to coordinate an extremely stimulating se
and in the aas i Comm so, “Debt Burden Among Academic Surgeons: Te Pr
and Some Possible Solutions,” in which, again, the AAS Issues Committee and the SUS Commit
Social and Legislative Issues jointly put orth an excellent program. Also new this year, the so
a Lc showcased some o the most exciting advances academic surgery has to oer. Drs. Bu
Evans, Gurtner, and anabe truly dened the state o the art in their respective elds o expertise. La
not least, Dr. Fogarty, Mr. Weldon, and Dr. Russell led a very exciting Clcl topc so e
“Innovation and Commercializing New echnology: What Academic Surgeons Should Know.”
Although many o the ASC sessions were held jointly, the program was
similar to that o last year, allowing the AAS to maintain many o the
events that have been popular at previous AAS meetings. Tis year’s aas
Fo’ Lc, “Will Personal Genomes Impact Medical Care?” was
delivered by Dr. Richard Gibbs. Dr. Gibbs gave an outstanding presentation
about actors likely to reshape the uture o our proession. In addition,
Dr. Nwariaku gave a superb aas Pl a entitled “Mind
the Gap: Workforce Disparities and Global Health.” His counterpart
rom the SUS, Dr. Longaker, also gave an excellent presentation during
the sus Pl a entitled “Leadership, eamwork & SUS
Brand Extension.” Te AAS Leadership Committee led the r/
s MaasLp Fom Lco. Te AAS
Membership Committee hosted a nwMmb Bk that provided
new AAS members with an opportunity to get involved in the Association.
Te Committee also initiated a joint project with the SUS designed tocreate a DVD that will highlight what academic surgery is all about. In addition, the AAS Inormatio
echnology Committee moderated an em tcolo Qckso so.
For the rst time this year, the AAS started an international exchange program with the aiwan Su
Association (SA) and the Younger Fellows Committee o the Royal Australasian College o Su
(RACS). Dr. zu-Chi Hsu and Mr. Richard Hanney attended the ASC this year as representatives
SA and RACS, respectively. During the ASC, the rst AAS International Visiting Proessor Award
presented to Drs. Scott LeMaire and Daniel Albo. Tese two AAS ocers will be representing the
during the RACS and SA meetings, respectively, early this year.
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One o the additional highlights o the 3rd Annual ASC was the recognition o the many outsta
presentations and manuscripts by AAS members and their trainees. Dr. Sebastian Schubl, o the
Medical College-Cornell University, Dr. Jonathan Wilks, o Baylor College o Medicine, and Chris
Platta, o the University o Wisconsin, were recipients o the aas r rc aw
Te B Ol Po by nw aas Mmb, entitled “IL-17 Neutralization Prevents Autoim
Diabetes in NOD Mice but Does Not Delay Allograt Rejection in Islet ransplantation,” was delive
Juliet Emamaullee, o the University o Alberta, Canada, while the B Qckso Po
nw aas Mmb, entitled “Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenomas: What Is the Best Operative Appr
was rom Dr. David Greenblatt, o the University o Wisconsin. T B Mcp aw went
Gerald Lipshutz, o the UCLA Medical Center, or “Evaluation o Gene Promoters or Liver ExpressiHydrodynamic Gene ranser.” Dr. Peter L. Abt, o the University o Pennsylvania Health System, w
B Mcp by nw aas Mmb aw or his paper, “Te Accumulative Eects o Cold Isc
ime and Older Donor Age on Liver Grat Survival.” New this year was the aas O M
s aw so, in which the top ten abstracts submitted by AAS medical students compet
an award in ront o the AAS leadership. Te winner was Juliet Emamaullee, o the University o A
Canada, or her work “IL-17 Neutralization Prevents Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice but Doe
Delay Allograt Rejection in Islet ransplantation.”
Please mark your calendars or the 4 al asC, which will be held on Fby 46, 20
Fo My, Flo , and which promises to be an even more outstanding meeting. Te abstract de
is Monday, August 25, 2008. See you there!
s e C r e t a r Y ’ s r e P O rtDr. Scott LeMaire
2008 eLeCtiOn resuLts and aPPOintMents
Te ollowing AAS members were elected to leadership positions during the annual AAS business m
held at the 3rd ASC or by subsequent ballot vote. For a ull list o the AAS Executive-Council members,
visit www..o .
Pelc (20082009): Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD, MBA
scy (20082010): Scott A. LeMaire, MD
eco Comm CoC (20082009):Lillian S. Kao, MD, and Carla Marie Pugh, MD, Pi Comm CoC (20082009):Carlton C. Barnett, Jr., MD, and Cataldo Doria, MD, P
Coclo (2y m o b 2009):
1999 rpv: Gary B. Nackman, MD
2001 rpv: Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH
2003 rpv: Joseph Cuschieri, MD
2005 rpv: aylor S. Riall, MD
2007 rpv: Rebecca Sippel, MD
Te ollowing AAS members were appointed to leadership positions by President Herb Chen:
iomo tcoloy Comm C (20082010):Gretchen Purcell, MD, PhD
Mmbp Comm C (20082010):Nipun Merchant, MD
Lp Comm CoC (20082010):Peter R. Nelson, MD
rpv o aoco o Wom so (20082010):ara M. Breslin, MD
rpv o socy o Blck acmc so (20082011): Malcolm V. Brock, MD
rpv o Journal of Surgical Research (20082011):Herbert J. Zeh, MD
dpy t (a hoc, 20082010): Kathrin M. roppmann, MD
a hoc globl af Comm CoC (20082010): Evan P. Nadler, MD, and
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD
rFllow Coclo (a hoc, 20082010): Scott Pinchot, MD
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the 4th annuaL asC!
FeBrarY 4-6, 2009
FOrt MYers, FL
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008 aas COMMittee MeMBers
Te AAS Executive Committee would like to thank all o the committee
embers or their dedication and hard work in ensuring that the work
d mission o the AAS is being ullled. Following is a list o the AAS
mmittees and their members. Tis list, along with the objectives o each
mmittee and the contact inormation or the members, can be ound at
ww..o .
co Comm
o-Chair: Lillian S. Kao, MD (2007-2009)
o-Chair: Carla Marie Pugh, MD, PhD (2007-2009)SR Course Director: Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MPH (2007-2009)
dam C. Berger, MD (2008-2010)
iord S. Cho, MD (2008-2010)
ary E. Klingensmith, MD (2008-2010)
u S. Lin, MD, PhD (2008-2010)
armen C. Solorzano, MD (2008-2010)
hirin owgh, MD (2007-2009)
ark J. ruty, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
ian S. Zuckerbraun, MD (2008-2010)
omo & tcoloy Comm
hair: Gretchen Purcell, MD, PhD (2008-2010)arry L. Anderson, III, MD (2007-2009)
hn . Anderson, MD (2007-2009)
an A. Crestanello, MD (2008-2010)
trick G. Dean, MD (2008-2010)
lie R. Fuchs, MD (2007-2009)
regory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD (2008-2010)
elina R. Kibbe, MD (2008-2010)
ave R. La l, MD (2008-2010)
nia L. Ramamoorthy, MD (2007-2009)
yan A. Whitson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
Comm
o-Chair: Carlton C. Barnett, Jr., MD (2007-2009)o-Chair: Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD (2007-2009)
arl Y. Bilimoria, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
seph Cuschieri, MD (2008-2010)
ul S. Dale, MD (2008-2010)
obin D. Kim, MD (2007-2009)
ahesh H. Mankani, MD (2007-2009)
enedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2007-2009)
rence O’Keee, MB, ChB, BSc (2008-2010)
izabeth A. Peralta, MD (2008-2010)
inesh Ranjan, MD (2008-2010)
p Commo-Chair: Eric . Kimchi, MD (2007-2009)
o-Chair: Peter R. Nelson, MD (2008-2010)
hristopher D. Anderson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
essandro Fichera, MD (2007-2009)
ouis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH (2007-2009)
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)
Mmbp Comm
Chair: Nipun Merchant, MD (2008-2010)
Joel Adler (Ad Hoc Candidate Member, 2008-2009)
Jamie Cavallo, MD (Ad Hoc Candidate Member, 2008-2009)
Jason S. Gold, MD (2008-2010)
William G. Hawkins, MD (2008-2010)
Sergio Huerta, MD (2007-2009)
Vikram S. Kashyap, MD (2007-2009)
Evan P. Nadler, MD (2007-2009)
Lisa S. Poritz, MD (2007-2009)
John E. Phay, MD (2008-2010)
aylor S. R iall, MD (2008-2010)
Steven Rose, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)
Stanley B. Sidhu, MBBS, PhD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)
Richard A. Sidwell, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)
Bhuv Singh, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)
Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)
Jose G. revino, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
nom Comm
Chair: Herbert Chen, MD (2007-2009)
Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2007-2009)
Karen J. Brasel, MD (2008-2009)Oscar J. (Joe) Hines, MD (2008-2009)
Cliord Y. Ko, MD (2008-2009)
Scott A. LeMaire, MD (2008-2010)
Rebecca M. Minter, MD (2008-2009)
imothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2008-2009)
George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD (2008-2009)
Christian M. Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA (2007-2010)
Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD, MBA (2008-2010)
Sonia L. Sugg, MD (2008-2009)
Jerey S. Upperman, MD (2008-2009)
Pom Comm
Chair: Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2007-2009) Ari D. Brooks, MD (2008-2010)
Andrew C. Chang, MD (2007-2009)
Mark S. Cohen, MD (2008-2010)
Alan Dardik, MD, PhD (2007-2009)
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)
Atul K. Madan, MD (2007-2009)
John C. Mansour, MD (2008-2010) Julie Ann Margenthaler, MD (2008-2010)
Barbra S. Miller, MD (2008-2010)
James Francis Pingpank, Jr., MD (2007-2009)
Roderich E. Schwarz, MD, PhD (2008-2010)
Shimul A. Shah, MD (2007-2009)
Sonia L. Sugg, MD (2007-2009)
Christoph roppmann, MD (2008-2010)
Patricia L. urner, MD (2008-2010)
Tomas N. Wang, MD, PhD (2007-2009)
Herbert J. Zeh, MD (2007-2009)
Wei Zhou, MD (2007-2009)
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a hoc ec Comm
Chair: Leila Mureebe, MD (2007-2009)
Ciaran . Bradley, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
Oscar J. ( Joe) Hines, MD (2007-2009)
imothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2007-2009)
a hoc globl af Comm
Co-Chair: Evan P. Nadler, MD (2008-2010)
Co-Chair: Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2008-2010)
Wayne Frederick, MD (2008-2010)
. Peter Kingham, MD (2008-2010)
Heitham . Hassoun, MD (2008-2010)
ason A. London, MD, MPH (2008-2010)
Robert Riviello, MD, MPH (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)
elwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH (2008-2010)
aas/sus Mo tk Foc
Kimberly S. Kirkwood, MD (2008-2010)
George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD (2008-2010)
Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)
2008 aas researCh FeLLOWshiP aWard
Te AAS is pleased to announce the winner o its 2008 r
Fllowp aw . Dr. Sung W. Cho has been selected to rece
$30,000 rom the AAS over a 2-year period or his work entitled “T
Role o Calcium/calmodulin-dependent Kinase in High Mobility GroBox 1 Mediated Liver Infammation.” Dr. Cho is currently a surge
resident at the University o Pittsburgh. He received his Medical Deg
rom the University o London, England and a MSc in Immunolo
rom the University o Oxord, England.
a a s P r e s e n t s F u n d a M e n t a L s C O u r s et O W e s t a F r i C a n s u rg e O n s
Drs. Benedict Nwomeh & Evan Nadler, Co-Chairs o the Ad Hoc Global Afairs Committee
n February 10th, 2008, the AAS, in partnership with the West Arican College o Surgeons (WACS), presented
e inaugural Fundamentals o Surgical Research and Career Development Course to physicians gathered ineetown, Sierra Leone, or the 46th Annual Conerence o the WACS. Te program was held at the Bintumani
otel and Conerence Center.
dapted rom the traditional annual AAS Fall Courses, the Fundamentals course was presented by a aculty that
cluded nine AAS members—Drs. Susan Brundage, Electron Kebebew, Lawrence Kim, Evan Nadler, Fiemu
wariaku, Benedict Nwomeh, Oluyinka Olutoye, Selwyn Rogers, and Jerey Upperman—and three local surgeons
ho are Fellows o the WACS. Te participants were drawn rom several countries in the subregion, including
igeria, Ghana, Senegal, and the host country, Sierra Leone. More than 120 physicians attended, nearly doubling
e original number o registrants.
Te idea o taking the Fundamentals course to West Arica was initiated by AAS Past President, Dr. Fiemu Nwa
who also led the AAS aculty on this mission. According to Dr. Nwariaku, teaching o research skills to physin developing countries is “crucial or improving the knowledge base o the local medical workorce.” In his we
address, the WACS President, Dr. Eusebe Alihonu, expressed gratitude to the AAS or bringing the course to
surgeons. Over the years, a ew surgeons rom West Arica had traveled to the United States to attend the AA
Courses. Dr. Alihonu stated that, by oering the course locally, it would be possible or more attending phy
and residents to benet rom this vital training. Te high level o interest in this program was demonstrated b
broad representation o diverse specialties, including general surgery, pediatric surgery, orthopedics, otolaryng
neurosurgery, radiology, gynecology, and radiation oncology.
uring the trip, the AAS delegation was granted an audience with several Sierra Leonean government representatives including the Honorable Minis
ealth and Sanitation, Dr. Soccoh Kabia. Te Minister was grateul that the AAS provided ree course registration to 10 physicians rom the host co
e noted that ater nearly two decades o civil war, his country was in the process o rebuilding its inrastructure and acquiring skilled personnel. He
tlined potential areas or collaboration, especially in the realm o knowledge and skills transer to local physicians.edback rom course attendees was very positive. In evaluating the course, 98.6% o the attendees rated the program good or excellent, and 9
ated that the course objectives had been met. However, most participants requested that the course be extended rom 1 day to 3 days to allow
aterial to be covered. Nearly all the participants requested that the course be oered on a regular basis.
Te AAS aculty members were gratied by the positive reception o the program. According to Dr. Nwariaku, “We have identied an ar
eat need in the continuing education o physicians and surgeons in the West Arican subregion. Tis course has been crucial in providing u
me perspective regarding the extent and depth o the gap in proessional knowledge and skill in healthcare . . . and reminded us o our im
sponsibility to bolster eorts to narrow that gap.”
Te Freetown course was the rst o what is hoped to be an annual A AS program in West Arica. Te Ad Hoc Global Aairs Committee has comm
anning or the 2009 course, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Te committee has also initiated the necessary contacts and groundwo
ture courses in developing regions o Asia and South America.
Drs. Evan Nadler, Jefrey Upp
and Benedict Nwomeh particip
as aculty members at the inaug
AAS Fundamentals Course in
Freetown, Sierra Leone.
e course included material that is
aditionally presented during the
nual AAS Fall Courses.
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a s s O C i a t i O n O F a M e r i C a nM e d i C a L C OL L e g e s
Drs. Ruth Bush & Kathrin roppmann, Representatives to the AAMC
Founded in 1876 with 22 members, the Association o American Medical Colleges (AAMC) was reorg
into its current orm in 1969. It is governed by an executive committee (7 members) and an executive c
(30 members), as well as three governing councils: the Council o Academic Societies (CAS), Coun
Deans, and Council o eaching Hospitals and Health Systems.
Formed in 1965, the CAS comprises 89 academic societies, including the AAS, which has two apprepresentatives. Te CAS is a powerul orum or discussing and exchanging inormation o common in
to medical school aculties and or evaluating and recommending policy initiatives to the AAMC. Te
has a chairperson and an administrative board, which meets three times a year. As a member o the CA
AAS has access to the A AMC Speakers Bureau, which allows senior AAMC sta members to serve as sp
at meetings. Te AAS utilized this resource at this year’s ASC, at which Dr. Paul Jolly was an invited
speaker on student and resident indebtedness.
Te mission o the AAMC is to “help aculty o medical schools and teaching hospitals to pursue
primary responsibilities o research, education, and patient care” with an overall goal to “improve the
o all Americans.” Tese ideals are integral to the existence, progress, and success o the AAS because m
schools, students, residents, and researchers contribute to the Society and, thus, are crucial to its
Candidate membership—an eort to increase resident and student participation in AAS activitiessuccessul new AAS initiative. Tese young participants are important in disseminating novel research
annual ASC.
Several AAMC resources are o great benet to AAS members. Te AAMC website presents up-t
inormation and announcements concerning the AAMC, the NIH, and a myriad o legislative
pertinent to all physicians. Also, the AAMC Data Book has statistical inormation about medical sc
teaching hospitals, graduate medical education, and aculty and physician compensation. Te AAMC Survey lists aculty salaries by degree, rank, region, department, mean, median, and 25th/75th perce
Websites that may be o interest to AAS members include www.mc.o/woom/mc
www.mc.o/voccy/w.
n a t i O n a L a s s O C i a t i O nF O r B iO M e d iC a L r e s e a r Ch
Dr. Emily Robinson, Representative to the NABR
Te National Association or Biomedical Research (NABR) is the only national, nonprot organi
dedicated solely to advocating sound public policy in support o the responsible use and humane c
laboratory animals in biomedical research, higher education, and product saety testing. Founded in
the NABR provides a unied voice or the scientic community regarding legislative and regulatory m
aecting laboratory animal research––issues o vital importance to AAS members. Te NABR’s memb
comprises more than 300 public and private universities, medical and veterinary schools, teaching hos
voluntary health agencies, proessional societies, pharmaceutical companies, and other animal research-r
rms. Te NABR membership believes that research projects should use only as many animals as necthat animal pain or distress should be minimized; and that alternatives to the use o live animals sho
developed and employed whenever easible.
Te NABR provides a mechanism by which its members may contact the United States (US) Co
regarding issues that pertain to animal research. Te Association also serves as a sounding board
US Legislature when questions o animal usage and regulation arise. Via a bimonthly electronic up
the NABR keeps its membership apprised o animal-rights campaigns, public policy, legal issue
other inormation related to biomedical research involving laboratory animals. Te Association’s w
( www.b.o ) provides materials about animal law and crisis management, as well as links to govern
and nongovernment sources pertaining to the welare o animals.
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