EAST/American College of Surgeons Executive Leadership Scholarship

EAST and the American College of Surgeons are pleased to announce a shared scholarship open to members in good standing of EAST and the American College of Surgeons.  

This scholarship supports attendance and participation in the "Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management,"  held annually in June at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.  

EAST recognizes the Dorothy K. Commanday Foundation for its past support of this scholarship.

Requirements

The award is open to surgeons who are active members in good standing of both the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST). Only individuals who are in the "Active" membership category of EAST with at least two years of membership are eligible to apply. Click here for additional information. 

Apply

Applications for the 2026 program are CLOSED.  The application Deadline was April 20, 2026 at 11:59 pm CST.  The 2026 program was held June 1-6, 2026.  

Scholarship Recipients

2026 - Diane N. Haddad, MD, MPH, FACS
2025 - Amanda Teichman, MD, FACS
2024 - Lisa Marie Knowlton, MD, MPH, FACS, FRCSC
2023 - Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS
2022 - Stephanie Bonne, MD, FACS
2021 - Angela M. Ingraham, MD, MS, FACS
2020 - Due to COVID-19 the program was not held
2019 - Bryce RH Robinson, MD, MS, FACS
2018 - Catherine Velopulos, MD, MHS, FACS
2017 - Tanya L. Zakrison, MD, MPH, FACS
2016 - Alexander Eastman, MD, MPH, FACS
2015 - Michelle Brownstein, MD
2014 - Jason W. Smith, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
2013 - Marie L. Crandall, MD, MPH, FACS
2012 - John J. Como, MD, MPH, FACS
2011 - Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, FACS
2010 - A. Britton Christmas, MD, MBA, FACS