By Bob Shepard
Dr. Selwyn Vickers, University of Alabama at Birmingham’s dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for Medicine, has been named president of the American Surgical Association for 2021.
Founded in 1880, the American Surgical Association is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious surgical organization. The organization’s membership includes the nation’s most prominent surgeons from the country’s leading academic medical institutions. The primary mission of the association is to be the premier organization for surgical science and scholarship.
Vickers’ term was announced at the American Surgical Association’s annual meeting in April. He is the third Black president in the association’s history, and the second surgeon to serve as president from UAB.
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UAB dean now president of American Surgical Association
April 25, 2021
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The dean of the medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is taking over as president of the American Surgical Association.
Dr. Selwyn Vickers’ term began this month at the annual meeting of the professional association, which includes prominent surgeons from the nation’s top academic medical institutions.
“One aspect of my career that I value most is caring for patients,” Vickers said in a statement. “This recognition of leadership in the surgical profession symbolizes my personal commitment to excellent patient care. To be honored by my colleagues in this way is as exciting as any accomplishment in my academic career to date.”
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