2 The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) is a 501(c)(3) organization with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 2,000 who are part of the Trauma Service Team and involved in the treatment and care of the injured patient. EAST believes that the interpersonal interaction among trauma care providers is as important as medical progress. EAST provides supporters a friendly, receptive atmosphere, affording them the opportunity to promote improved care of traumatized and critically ill patients. EAST is an organization that continues to grow and thrive as a leading scientific organization, providing leadership and development for young surgeons active in the care of the injured patient. MISSION STATEMENT EAST is a scientific organization providing leadership and development for young surgeons active in the care of the injured patient through interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, and fellowship. VISION STATEMENT EAST seeks to improve the care of the injured by providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge in the practice of trauma surgery; to promote trauma prevention, research, and improved trauma systems design; to encourage investigations and teaching of the methods of preventing and treating trauma; and to stimulate future generations of surgeons to meet the challenge. CORE STRATEGIC GOALS 1. Leadership Prepare young surgeons to become leaders 2.  Development Promote unique programs for the career development of young surgical leaders 3. Scholarship Provide education and training across the continuum of acute surgical care 4. Fellowship Encourage a sense of community for personal professional growth 5. Collaboration Work with our stakeholders to advance patient care and trauma systems