American Association For The Surgery Of Trauma

The association publishes the journal of trauma and acute care surgery, which is available by subscription to its members and others. The journal provides a specific focus on traumatic injury, as well as a wide range of subjects within this general field. Emphasizing clinical applications, techniques, and new developments in trauma care. Each issue presents practical information of immediate use to the physician caring for critically injured patients. Aast also publishes trauma surgery and acute care open journal which is an open access journal and published manuscripts in the field of trauma, surgical critical care and emergency surgery.

The acute care surgery fellowship is a training program for surgeons who have completed residency and want additional training. The training program is two years.