SAAA Update: A Future Focused on Education

The one constant is change. SAAA is continuing to evolve as an umbrella organization for our academic groups of chairs (AAAC), core program directors (AACPD) and specialty directors (AASPD). All three of these groups have put together a great educational program for our annual meeting this fall, which is always held in conjunction with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This year we will be in Philadelphia. We will hear from two of the AAMC leaders in one of our combined sessions. All three organizations have group-specific programs for the first day. Then we all come together on the second day to cover topics of interest to us all. These general topics include, but are not limited to, payment, fellowships, quality and safety, and then we conclude with updates from all of our related organizations. Much of the information covered will help us all adapt to both the new...