Impact of Our PastAs I thought of how to summarize my thoughts in a cogent fashion for this address, my goal has been to tie my personal and professional journey to my involvement with this society over the past 17 years. It has been reaffirming to solidify my personal perspectives with the mission envisioned by our founding surgical fathers such as Dr. Claude Organ. As you are all aware, Dr. Organ and others had the vision and desire to create a mechanism to stimulate academic excellence among African...