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S E C R E A R Y S R E P O R : u P DA E O N A N N u AB uS I N E S S M E E I N G A N D A A S E L E C I O N S

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2011 ELECION RESuLS AND APPOINMENS

Te ollowing members represent theAAS Exectie Committee:

President: s Lma, md (2011-2012)PresidentElect: mla Kbb, md (2011-2012)Secretary: Llla Ka, md, ms (2010-2012)

Recorder:Jl A sa, md, mA (2011-2013)reasrer: th pawlk, md, mpH (2010-2013)Past President: dal Alb, md, phd (2010-2011)Past President: Kv savl-ocall, md, phd (2009-2010)Past President: Hb ch, md (2008-2009)

Te ollowing persons are the other members o theAAS Exectie Concil:

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EPRESENAIvES

epresentatie to te American Board o Srgery: Stanley Ashley,d (2004-2012)

epresentatie to te American College o Srgeons Board ooernors:Aa Ha-Ja, md (2009-2011)*epresentatie to te American College o Srgeons Srgicalesearc Committee:Jl A sa, md, mA (2009-2011)*epresentatie to te Association o American Medical Colleges:h pll Jak, md, phd (2010-2013), ra Ka, md010-2012)

epresentatie to te Association or Srgical Edcation: rbal, md (2011-2013)epresentatie to te Association o Women Srgeons: Kbl e.l, md (2010-2012)epresentatie to te National Association or Biomedical Researc:av fl, md (2011-2013)epresentatie to te Society o Blac Academic Srgeons:Waynek, md (2011-2014)epresentatie to te Srgical Otcomes Clb: ca gb,d, mpH (2011-2013)epresentatie to te Plastic Srgery Researc Concil: J. pb, md (2010-2012)

Note: Andrea Hayes-Jordan and Julie Ann Sosa will remain in thesesitions until the ACS selects new representatives rom the candidates putrth by the AAS in October 2011.

OMMIEE ChAIRS

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ses Committee: da ch, md (2011-2013), Jl mahal,d (2011-2013)eadersip Committee: Hb Zh, iii, md (2010-2012), a dalaa, md (2011-2013)embersip Committee: e Kh, md (2010-2012)tcomes Researc Committee:J dk, md, mpH (2011-13)

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Alxa A. pakh, md (2011-2013)d sa, md, phd (2011-2013)rbkah r. Wh, md (2011-2013)Kal Bla, md (caa mb, 2011-2013)

Etics CommitteeAa Ha Ja, md, Chair(2011-2013)Ta A. Ala, md (2010-2012)

oa H. gaa, md (2010-2012)A L. Wa, md (2010-2012)phll A. La, md (caa mb, 2010-2012)raja r. gala, md (2011-2013)rb c. g. ma, md (2011-2013)paa L. t, md (2011-2013)Ka L. Ha, mA (caa mb, 2011-2013)

Global Afairs Committeecal c. B, J., md, Co-Chair(2010-2012)

Allan Tsung, MD, Co-Chair(2010-2012)Aw g. Hll, fr Acs (2010-2012)saj Jh, md (2010-2012)

Alaa Lal, md (2010-2012)maval ml, md (2010-2012)Baba s. mll, md (2010-2012)K c. shl, md, ms (2010-2012)c s, md (2010-2012)

Abhhk mah, md (caa mb, 2010-2012)r H. K, md (2011-2013)pv y. pakh, md (2011-2013)faal g. Qh, md (2011-2013)maa swa, md (2011-2013)

Aa Kahkh, md (caa mb, 2011-2013)

Inormation & ecnology Committeenaj J. ga, md, Chair(2010-2012)

Ja s. gl, md (2010-2012)eh s. Ha, md, phd (2010-2012)mhal J. mwz, md (2010-2012)mhal B. nhll, md (2010-2012)cal shla, md (2010-2012)sra K, md (caa mb, 2010-2012)Bla Aabla, md (2011-2013)t davv, md (2011-2013)

J m. faa, md (2011-2013)La B. maha, md (2011-2013)g r. n, md, phd (2011-2013)

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Isses CommitteeDanny Chu, MD, Co-Chair(2011-2012)

Jl mahal, md, Co-Chair(2011-2012)Jh i. Lw, md (2010-2012)Ka m. r Lba, md (2010-2012)mahw d. nal, md (caa mb, 2010-2012)Ba Bawll, md, ms (2011-2013)d ca-pla, md (2011-2013)sv ch, md, mBA (2011-2013)chh c. r, md (2011-2013)claa n. ea, md (caa mb, 2011-2013)

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eadersip Committeeb J. Zh, iii, md, Co-Chair(2010-2012)aniel Anaya, MD, Co-Chair(2011-2013)a c. B, md (2010-2012) s. ch, md (2010-2012)

p. K, md (2010-2012) J K, md (2010-2012)a d. m-ol, md (2010-2012) H, md (2011-2012)ah na, md, ms (caa mb, 2010-2012)

h W. K, md (2011-2013) f. nhl, md, phd (2011-2013)a r. saaba, md (2011-2013)hh J. sa, md (2011-2013) i. ta, md (2011-2013)

Ta n. Wa, md, phd (2011-2013) cavall (caa mb, 2011-2013)

embersip Committee t. Kh, md, Chair(2010-2012)av m. gla, md (2010-2012)ah s. Ha, md (2010-2012)hal p. H, md (2010-2012)h W. K, md, phd (2010-2012)a Ka, md (2010-2012)av r. Lal, md (2010-2012) A. pk, md (2010-2012)ka sahv, md (2010-2012) L. Zaza, md (2010-2012)

e. Havlka, md (caa mb, 2010-2012) L. s, md (caa mb, 2010-2012)aa Ahja, md (2011-2013)z y. Bha, md (2011-2013)

V. Ba, md, ms (2011-2013) m. mLhl, md (2011-2013)av rahakha, md, mBA (2011-2013) W. sh, md (2011-2013)azak takab, md, phd (2011-2013)l L. s, md (caa mb, 2011-2013)

ominating Committee A. Lma, md, Chair(2011-2012)la r. Kbb, md (2011-2012)lla s. Ka, md, ms (2010-2012)l A sa, md, mA (2011-2013)h m. pawlk, md, mpH (2010-2013)hh d. A, md (2011-2012) B. chaa, md, mpH (2011-2012)a dak, md, phd (2011-2012)ala m. ph, md, phd (2011-2012)

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tcomes Researc Committee dk, md, mpH, Chair(2011-2013)l fh, md (2011-2013)a W, md (2011-2013)a y, md (2011-2013)

gha, md (caa mb, 2011-2013)l shah, md (2011-2012)-ra Waah, md (2011-2012)

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Program Committeep nl, md, Chair(2011-2013)faal Baka, md (2010-2012)mabh Bw, md (2010-2012)mhal H, md (2010-2012)g K, md, phd (2010-2012)chh ma, md (2010-2012)L n, md, mBA (2011-2012)Kal pal, md (2010-2012)Kahl raa, md, mpH (2010-2012)

mhal r, md (2010-2012)Jh sabh, md (2010-2012)sh s, md (2010-2012)Ka saa, md (2010-2012)

Ja y, md (2010-2012)e. raa ca, md (2011-2013)K ch, md (2011-2013)Zaa c, md (2011-2013)mhal elb, md (2011-2013)

Al Ha, md (2011-2013)Hha Ha, md (2011-2013)

Aja Ja, md (2011-2013)ma Kaaa, md (2011-2013)

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Jl A sa, md, mA (2011-2013)Ja s, md (2011-2013)Ja slbk, md (2011-2013)Laa tl, md (2011-2013)c Wa, md (2011-2013)

Pblications CommitteeJ Ka, md, Chair(2011-2013)sh Aawal, md (2011-2012)Lk Bw, md, phd, mA (2011-2012)

Q ch, md (2011-2012)A fh, md, phd (2011-2012)sh f, md (2011-2012)ia Haa, md (2011-2012)sal ila, md, mpH (2011-2012)sv Kaz, md (2011-2012)Ha mazh, md (2011-2012)mhal s, md (2011-2012)

Ja tl, md, phd (2011-2012)gah u, md, ms (2011-2012)sv All, md (2011-2013)g cha, md, ms (2011-2013)

Jh c, md (2011-2013)Alxa saha Kk, md (2011-2013)mahw ma, md (2011-2013)

Ja mzh, md (2011-2013)t oK, mB chB, mpH (2011-2013)iakl p, md (2011-2013)sazaa ra, md (2011-2013)

Jl A sa, md, mA (2011-2013)Jh swa, iV, md (2011-2013)KJ ta, md (2011-2013)

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INERNAIONAL ASk FORCES:

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AAS/Royal Astralasian College o Srgeons Corse: Llla s. Ka, md, ms (2010-2012)AAS/Frenc Srgical Association Corse: cha max sh, md, phd, mBA (2011-2013)AAS/Indian Corse: saja Khawa, md (2011-2012)AAS/West Arican College o Srgeons Corse:Jaha Laa, md (2011-2013)

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Joze Murar,nhw uv

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Association for Academic Surgery

2011 Fall CoursesOctober 21 & 22, 2011* San Francisco, CA

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