Society of Black Academic Surgeons

📣 Reminder: Manuscript submissions for the upcoming annual SBAS issue of The American Journal of Surgery are being accepted ! Submit original research 🔬 or review articles 📚 via AJS and select “SI: Society of Black Academic Surgeons.” #SBAS #AcademicSurgery #SurgicalResearch

LDS Session 3 is TOMORROW! Be sure to register using the link below. See you there! 🤩

🚨 3 Days Left! Call for Abstracts 🚨 Submit your work to the SBAS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting @ Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School Department of Surgery 📅 Deadline: April 13, 5PM ET 
📣 Open to all (no SBAS membership required) 🏆 Awards + $500 prizes

Application deadline approaching for the 9th Annual UAB/Selwyn Vickers Visiting Professorship! Opportunity for mid-career SBAS surgeons! 🗓 Deadline: April 17, 2026 (11:59pm PT) 📍 Grand Rounds: Nov 10 or Dec 8 tinyurl.com/SBASUABVickers #SBAS #AcademicSurgery #VisitingProfessor

SBAS congratulates Dr. Cherisse Berry on receiving the 2026 @SAGES_Updates Social Justice and Health Equity Award. Her leadership and commitment to advancing equity in surgery continue to inspire meaningful change in academic medicine. #HealthEquity #WomenInSurgery #MedTwitter

Own your presence. Lead with intention. Join “Owning the Room: Demonstrating Power, Presence, and Code Switching” to build confidence, refine communication, and navigate professional spaces with impact. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/SBASLDS3 #SBAS #LeadershipDevelopment

Congratulations to Dr. Yewande Alimi on her recognition by @SAGES_Updates as a recipient of the Barbara Berci Award. This award is given for her leadership and commitment to advancing surgical care! She is SO deserving of this honor! We are so proud! #SBASProud #SAGES2026✊🏾

Introducing SBAS First Fridays — a new monthly space to connect, collaborate, and grow. Theme: intentional networking across all career stages. ✨ Small groups | Cross-institution connection | Built for you 📍 Regional breakouts 🗓 Friday, April 3, 2026 ⏰ 6:30 PM EST #SBAS

Congratulations to Dr. Cherisse Berry on her recognition by @SAGES_Updates for her OUTSTANDING work in health equity. She is SO deserving of the Social Justice and Health Equity Award!!! We are beyond proud! #SBASProud #SAGES2026

Giving my heartfelt gratitude to everyone for the outpouring of love and support during SOAP. I’m honored to announce I have accepted a preliminary position as a general surgery resident at @TempleSurgery! Thank you for giving me a chance to prove myself. I won’t let you down! ♥️

I matched at my first choice! So excited to be going to Maryland to start my residency journey in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery! #match2026 #otolaryngology #ent #nrmp

So proud of you! 💙

🎉 A special message from K. Marie King, MD, President of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, congratulating everyone on #Match2026! Join SBAS for mentorship & resident benefits: sbas.net/join/ See you in October: sbas.net/annual-meeting/ #SBAS

Applications are open to become a member of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons! Join our community committed to mentorship, scholarship, leadership, and excellence in academic surgery. Apply Today: sbas.net/join/ #SBAS #AcademicSurgery

Congratulations to @colinalexmartin, Program Chair for the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, on becoming the 87th President of the Society of University Surgeons. A tremendous honor and testament to his leadership in academic surgery. 👏 #SBAS #AcademicSurgery

🎉 Happy #MatchDay! Congrats, Class of 2026. Matching into surgery? We look forward to supporting you throughout your training and career. Share your moment with #SBASMatch2026. If today didn’t go as planned, your path is still unfolding. #Match2026 #medtwitter #MatchDay2026

🚨 Faculty, fellows, residents, & medical students are invited to submit abstracts for the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, hosted by Rutgers Health - New Jersey Medical School. ⏰ Deadline: Apr 13, 5 PM ET Awards + publication opportunities with AJS sbas.net/annual-meeting

Dr. Jane Wright transformed chemotherapy from experimental therapy into a foundation of cancer treatment. A pioneering surgical oncologist, she became the highest-ranking African American woman at NY Medical College in 1967 and later the first woman President of the NY Cancer Soc