5 www.east.org Now in its seventh year EAST is pleased to announce the 2018 EAST Mentoring Program for members of EAST. 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 early career trauma and acute care surgeon by providing extramural mentorship over a 1-year period. The call for Mentee applications for the EAST Mentoring Program is now open! The program is only open to EAST members that have completed at least 1-year of the 3-year EAST Leadership Development Workshop series. Recruitment notifications will be sent on May 1, 2018, the submission deadline will be August 24, 2018. For additional details or to complete an application please click here. We are looking for Mentors! To participate as a Mentor in the 2018 EAST Mentoring Program, email Rachel Dixon at rdixon@east.org. See all that have participated in past EAST Mentoring Programs here. Thank you to those that have volunteered their time, knowledge, and expertise! New this year! The Mentoring Committee is developing an Executive Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Program. The intent of the program is to help with the continuation of the professional development of three privileged EAST members over a 2-year period through the mentorship of some of EAST’s renowned volunteer leaders. This program is open to EAST members that have attended at least one of the Leadership Development Workshops held during the EAST Annual Scientific Assembly within the last five years. Recruitment notifications will be sent on May 1, 2018. The submission deadline will be August 15, 2018. EAST Mentoring Program Shop for EAST Do you use Amazon for your online purchasing? Well, now, you can shop with an added bonus – a donation to EAST. Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way you can support EAST every time you shop. Simply go to smile.amazon.com from your web browser or phone, select EAST and shop. Millions of products are eligible for donations. If you already have an Amazon account, don’t worry, just select EAST from there. A portion of your purchase goes directly to EAST. Shop away!