5 www.east.org EAST Twitter Member Chat New this year! Participate in EAST’s monthly Twitter Member Chat: #EASTMemberChat. Join fellow EAST members on Twitter each month as they discuss topics relevant to your professional growth. Each month features a new topic such as, “What’s the best piece of professional advice you ever received?” Visit the EAST News page to find out when the next EAST Twitter Member Chat is happening and join the discussion. To participate, just include #EASTMemberChat in your tweet. Following the ongoing discussion is as easy as clicking on the #EASTMemberChat hashtag or searching for it on the web or on your device’s Twitter app. We look forward to hearing from you! Pay It Forward Day On April 28, 2019, EAST celebrated Pay it Forward Day, a global initiative that encourages people to perform acts of kindness for others without expecting anything in return. Instead, recipients are asked to pay the kindness forward to others, creating a ripple effect of giving. This year, EAST members epitomized the spirit of Pay It Forward Day by raising more than $7,000 to support the next generation of trauma leaders working to improve the care of the injured patient. EAST members also paid it forward to EAST by championing our campaign on social media. Thanks to everyone’s likes, shares, and retweets, we were able reach a much wider audience. Our top three EAST Ambassadors were: • Lauren Allan, DO, • Alexandra Briggs, MD • Salina Wydo, MD Congratulations on winning the #EASTPayItForward challenge! These three EAST Ambassadors each received an EAST Swag Bag! Because you all paid it forward, EAST can continue to offer valuable initiatives in research such as the EAST Trauma Research Scholarship and the EAST Multicenter Trials Junior Investigator Award, while developing tomorrow’s leaders in trauma and acute care surgery through programs such as the EAST Leadership Development Workshop series. To learn more about these and other awards as well as for information on how to apply, visit our EAST Awards & Scholarships page. Thank you for your support!