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EASTnews2014Issue42EASTMissionStatementEASTisascientifcorganizationprovidinglead-ershipanddevelopmentoryoungsurgeonsactiveinthecareotheinjuredpatientthroughinterdisciplinarycollaborationscholarshipandellowship.EASTVisionStatementEASTseekstoimprovecareotheinjuredbyprovid-ingaorumortheexchangeoknowledgeintheprac-ticeotraumasurgerytopromotetraumapreventionresearchandimprovedtraumasystemsdesigntoencourageinvestigationandteachingothemethodsopreventingandtreatingtraumaandtostimulateuturegenerationsosur-geonstomeetthechallenge.COTinaresearchcollaborativeoriginallyannouncedduringtheAASTPresidentialAddress.TheCollaborationorNationalTraumaResearchCNTRwillworkwiththeDepartmentoDeenseandoth-erundingorganizationstoidentiytopicsoruturetraumaresearch.AsIlookbackoverthepastyearIrealizethattheorganizationremainsvibrantandorwardthinking.Wearewellpositionedortheutureleadersothisorganizationtopromotecontinuedsuccesses.Ithasbeenmyverygreatpleasuretoserveasyourpresidentandatruehonor.IlookorwardtoseeingyouallinDisneyandthankyouagainoryourmembershipinEAST.AsWaltDisneysaysIyoucandreamityoucandoitHaveahappyholidayseasonandIwillseeyouinFloridainJanuaryBestKimberlyA.DavisMDMBAFACSFCCMEASTPresidentMessagefromthePresidentcontinuedfrompage1