1. Acute Care Surgery Committee Annual Report AAST Membership September 28, 2007 Las Vegas

2. Members (all appointed to 2009) Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D., Chair Michael F. Rotondo, M.D., Vice Chair L.D. Britt, M.D., M.P.H. Christopher T. Born, M.D. William G. Cioffi, M.D. Thomas J. Esposito, M.D., M.P.H. Richard L. Gamelli, M.D., M.P. H. David B. Hoyt, M.D. Robert C. Mackersie, M.D. Mark A. Malangoni, M.D. Ronald V. Maier, M.D. J. Wayne Meredith, M.D. E. Eugene Moore, M.D. Lena M. Napolitano, M.D. Grace S. Rozycki, M.D. Thomas M. Scalea, M.D. David A. Spain, M.D. Joseph J. Tepas, II, M.D. Alex B. Valadka, M.D.

3. Agenda Curriculum work group: Rotondo & Jurkovich Site selection work group: Hoyt & Jurkovich Competency work group: Rozycki & Malangoni Resident & fellow outreach: Dicker & Staudenmayer (consultants)

4. Other Personnel Kim Anderson Schenarts PhD Educational Consultant Advise us on content, format, consistency of approach, pedagogical framework Sharon Gautschy Executive Director, AAST

5. AAST Retreat Work Product By 2008 Have available Program Requirements Have available Program Application Forms Have finalized Program Curriculum Have finalized Program Evaluation criteria. Have received applications for the first training program in Acute Care Surgery John Fildes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Have site visited all sites who have had applications submitted by December 31, 2007.

6. AAST Retreat Work Product By 2009 Have site visited all applications for program training sites submitted by December 31, 2008. Have established methods to evaluate efficacy of various training sites options. Have established a method of addressing the needs of surgeons practicing Acute Care Surgery who have not completed a fellowship (Grandfathering process). Have incorporated the results of the branding and imaging initiatives of the AAST with the Acute Care Surgery fellowship program.

7. AAST Retreat Work Product By December 31, 2010 Have reconciled with the RRC the incorporation of Surgical Critical Care training within the two year Acute Care Surgery training program. Have established effective tools for site visit evaluations Have established effective data entry and retrieval tools for analyzing the effect of Acute Care Surgery training on providing emergency surgical care across the United States.

8. Other deliberations & actions Advertising & promotion budget and plan Fellow and program evaluation tools Acute Care Surgery examination “the match” issues Further discussions on how to emphasize “trauma” part of Acute Care Surgery Further discussions on RRC-application for the fellowship Many others -- help appreciated!

9. Acute Care Surgery Trauma Surgery Emergency General Surgery Surgical Critical Care