Letter from the EAST Foundation President

Dear Colleagues,

The EAST Foundation is committed to supporting the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and its members in achieving their goals as young Trauma Surgeons.  Working closely with the EAST leadership and its members, the Foundation seeks to achieve a number of objectives that support the mission of EAST.  These include promoting research and education to achieve advances in the care of the injured patient and in injury control and prevention; enhancing the professional growth and development of established trauma surgeons as well as prospective trauma surgeons; and promoting quality educational programs for trauma surgeons and trauma providers.

The EAST Foundation achieves its goals through the generosity of individuals, groups and organizations who have made a commitment to advancing the field of Trauma.  Currently, the Foundation supports the following outstanding activities:

Scott B. Frame, MD Memorial Lecture
Raymond H. Alexander, MD Resident Paper Competition
John M. Templeton, Jr., MD Injury Prevention Paper Competition
John M. Templeton, Jr., MD Injury Prevention Research Scholarship
EAST Foundation Trauma Research Scholarship
EAST Foundation Dodgeball Tournament

It is my privilege and honor to serve as the President of the EAST Foundation.  I look forward to working with all of you to achieve the goals of EAST and its Foundation in improving trauma care and supporting young trauma surgeons and trauma healthcare providers.  I strongly encourage you to make the most generous gift you can to the EAST Foundation for without your support we cannot realize all of our mutual goals for trauma patients and trauma providers. 

Sincerely,

Samir M. Fakhry, MD, FACS
President, EAST Foundation

For information or questions, please email: eastfoundation@east.org.