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GreetingsromConnecticutwherethedogdaysosummerarecomingtoanendItishardtobelieveAugustisalreadybehindustheyearishaldoneandthe28thAnnualScientifcAssem-blyislessthansixmonthsaway.Hotelregistrationisalreadyopenorthoseoyouwholiketoplanahead.Dr.AndrewBernardandtheEASTPro-gramCommitteehaveworkedtirelesslytoputtogetheraninterestingscientifcprogram.EASTreceivedarecord319submittedabstractsandacceptedatotalo7032oral38posterortheprogramaswellas15SunriseSessions.AndDr.NicoleStassenandtheCareersCommitteehavereinvigoratedboththeLeadershipDevelopmentWorkshopandtheMasterscoursenowtitledEngagetheMasters.EASThasalsoextendeditsrelationshipwiththeSocietyoTraumaNursesSTNandwillcontinuetooerbothcollaborativework-shopsandparallelplenarysessionsatthe28thAnnualScientifcAssembly.AdditionallyEASThelditsfrstEAST-sponsorededuca-tionalprogrammingatthe2014STNAnnualConerencewhichwasverysuccessulandwilloeradditionalprogrammingatthe2015STNAnnualConerence.EASTalsocontinuesitsrelationshipwiththePediatricTraumaSociety.InJuly2014theEASTBoardapprovedamemorandumounderstandingwiththePediatricTraumaSocietyPTStodevel-oppediatrictraumacontinuingeducationortheEASTEducationCenter.ThePTSwillberesponsibleordevelopingthreeonlineeducationactivitiestobeoeredontheEASTEducationCenterorthe20142015fscalyear.EASTisalsocollaboratingwithPTSonthedevelopmentoPediatricTraumaspecifcPracticeManagementGuidelines.TheleadershipoEASTcontinuestosolicitinputromthemember-shipregardingtheproposedBylawsamendments.Multipleinorma-tionalemailshavebeensenttothemembershiptoexplaintherea-sonsbehindtheproposedamendments.DuringthistimewehopetoreceivecommentsandquestionsromthemembershipsothatwemaybestbeabletoaddressanyconcernsormakemodifcationsMessagefromthePresident2014ISSUETHREEKimberlyA.DavisMDMBAFACSFCCMInThisIssueStrategicGoalsContinuedonpage2EASTERNASSOCIATIONFORTHESURGERYOFTRAUMAnews1LEADERSHIPPrepareyoungsurgeontobecomeleaders2DEVELOPMENTPromoteuniqueprogramsorthecareerdevelopmentoyoungsurgicalleaders3SCHOLARSHIPProvideeducationandtrainingacrossthecon-tinuumoacutesurgicalcare4FELLOWSHIPEncourageasenseocommunityorpersonalproessionalgrowth5COLLABORATIONWorkwithourstakehold-erstoadvancepatientcareandtraumasystemsEASTFoundationUpdateAnnualScientifcAssemblyPreviewNewCMEAddedInMemoriam