EAST news | 2017 Issue 2 6 EAST is pleased to announce the 2017 EAST Mentoring Program. This program is under the direction of the EAST Mentoring Committee. The goal of the Mentoring Program is promotion of academic and personal growth of the young trauma and acute care surgeon by providing extramural mentorship over a 1-year period. See the impact of the EAST Mentoring Program and what our current “Featured EAST Mentoring Pair”, Dr. Tanya Zakrison (Mentor) and Dr. Ariel Santos (Mentee), have to say regarding their mentorship here. The call for Mentee applications for the EAST Mentoring Program is now open! The submission deadline to participate in the program as a Mentee will be August 15, 2017. For additional details or to complete an application please click here. We are still looking for Mentors! To participate as a Mentor in the 2017 EAST Mentoring Program, email Rachel Dixon at rdixon@east.org. You can view all Mentors and Mentees that have participated in past EAST Mentoring Programs here and take a moment to view some brief videos illustrating how the EAST Mentoring Program helps with “Advancing Science, Fostering Relationships, and Building Careers”. Thank you to all of those that have volunteered their time, knowledge, and expertise! 2017 EAST Mentoring Program By Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, EAST Mentoring Committee Chair Important Award Reminders DEADLINE approaching 2018 Trauma Research, Templeton, and Multicenter Trials Jr. Investigator Awards Letters of Intent (LOI) are now being accepted for the 2018 EAST Division of Research including the EAST Multicenter Trial Junior Investigator Award, John M. Templeton, Jr., MD Injury Prevention Research Scholarship, and Trauma Research Scholarship. The LOI submission deadline for all three scholarships is July 14, 2017. Information regarding all 2018 scholarships can be found here. Read testimonials from past scholarship recipients, Dr. Mayur B. Patel and Dr. Cherisse Berry to see how EAST Division of Research make a difference to the study of the practice of surgery of trauma patients.