title: Trauma surgery associations and societies: which organizations match your goals?
abstract: This focused summary is a multi-institutional, multi-national, and multi-generational project designed to briefly summarize current academic trauma societies for both trainees and faculty alike. The co-authorship is composed of former and/or current presidents from most major trauma organizations. It has particular relevance to trainees and/or recent graduates attempting to navigate the multitude of available trauma organizations.
authors: Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Chad G
authors: CG
authors: Ball
authors: Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Sean C
authors: SC
authors: Grondin
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Colin
authors: C
authors: Schieman
authors: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors: David V
authors: DV
authors: Feliciano
authors: Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Elijah
authors: E
authors: Dixon
authors: Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Andrew W
authors: AW
authors: Kirkpatrick
authors: Departments of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Rao R
authors: RR
authors: Ivatury
authors: University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors: Jeffrey P
authors: JP
authors: Salomone
authors: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors: Lawrence R
authors: LR
authors: Reed