Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14EAST news | 2017 Issue 1 2 EAST Mission Statement EAST is a scientific organization providing lead- ership and development for young surgeons active in the care of the injured patient through interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, and fellowship. EAST Vision Statement EAST seeks to improve care of the injured by provid- ing a forum for the exchange of knowledge in the prac- tice of trauma surgery; to promote trauma prevention, research, and improved trauma systems design; to encourage investigation and teaching of the methods of preventing and treating trauma; and to stimulate future generations of sur- geons to meet the challenge. Our penultimate goal at EAST is to bring “continual improvement” directly to you and your patients: leadership classes, surgical skills workshops, research scholarships, practice management guidelines, and injury prevention outreach are all examples of how EAST strives to continually improve the lives of our members as well as the lives of our patients. In fact, “continual improvement” is not optional for our profession - our patients, medical students, and fellows demand it. As a result, Kai- zen is not optional for EAST. I am proud to say that EAST will never stop improving. I look forward to another year of Kaizen. Imai would be proud. With respect, Bruce A. Crookes, MD, FACS Leadership. Development. Scholarship. Fellowship. Collaboration. Message from the President (continued from page 1)