5 www.east.org Ruby A. Skinner, MD Marian Regional Medical Center Joshua B. Brown, MD, MSc UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Donor Spotlight Donor Spotlight I donate to EAST because over the last decade I have seen incredible growth in the outreach of the organization. I am a trauma surgeon at a busy Level II community-based trauma center, and I interact with trauma providers from remote trauma centers all over the western part of the United States. Despite the fact that those trauma providers are from non-academic remote hospitals, many of them use EAST’s online education and PMG resources, which facilitates the application of evidenced- based care at their institutions. I find this type of outreach and impact to be invaluable in promoting quality care to the trauma community at large. The organization not only promotes the growth and development of EAST members, but more importantly has become a standard resource that is accessible and provides timely education and guidelines to a much larger surgical community. I joined EAST very early on. I was introduced to EAST as a medical student at the Annual Scientific Assembly through some fantastic mentors, and I readily joined as a provisional member while completing my internship. As a resident, a big part of what EAST means to me is mentorship. I have had the opportunity to take part in the EAST Mentoring Program, which has made me feel very welcome in EAST and makes the Annual Scientific Assembly a yearly highlight that I look forward to attending. EAST provides a number of tangible benefits and opportunities. One great example is the Practice Management Guidelines that take a tremendous amount of effort and are freely available to anyone visiting the EAST website. I listen to the Traumacasts and Careercasts on my way to work. I have also had the opportunity to join the Social Media Committee, so I have seen first-hand the focus on members’ needs by EAST’s leadership. Because of all of this, it only makes sense for me to give back, even while on a resident’s salary, and support the scholarships, mentorships, and science that I have taken advantage of and hope to continue to take advantage of throughout my career.