EAST news | 2017 Issue 2 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. the question: “How does this serve our membership?” After a hard day, I can honestly say that your Board felt energized, and excited at the work that we had accomplished. The passion that we all share for EAST was evident in the quality of the work that was done. The meeting was EAST at its best: agile, innovative, searching for ways to improve, and dissatisfied. We would not want it any other way! With respect, Bruce A. Crookes, MD, FACS Leadership. Development. Scholarship. Fellowship. Collaboration. Message from the President (continued from page 1)