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Corner Stitch: On the vascular trainee opportunities on the conference calendar

Christopher Audu, MD, surveys the 2024 meeting landscape, highlighting prime opportunities for trainees to showcase their research. It is abstract submission, and this month I...

On gratefulness as a vascular surgery trainee

I enjoy listening to podcasts. In addition to my usual rotation through Audi­ble Bleeding and Behind the Knife, I’ve found insight in listening to...

Corner Stich: Bridging knowledge gaps and meeting new demands of vascular...

This month in Corner Stitch, we highlight a trainee-centric study presented at the 2023 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) annual meeting held in Minneapolis,...

Corner Stitch: Supplementing our formal learning as vascular trainees

As a vascular surgery trainee, there are multiple aspects of vascular surgery that I’ve had the opportunity to learn about. And to be honest,...

Educational opportunities abound at VAM 2023

Ok, so day one has lived up to the hype. From hearing about amazing research endeavors to listening to lively discussions on the latest...

Corner Stitch: Navigating the technology landscape as a vascular trainee

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I vividly recall sitting in the back of the conference room as a medical student and marvelling at the various approaches that could be...

Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023

This month, Corner Stitch highlights one of the papers recently presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) 2023 winter meeting in Whistler,...

Back to basics: All the things I love about vascular surgery

Recently, after completing a difficult open aortic operation with my attending, a bright M3 asked me, “Why vascular surgery?” The question didn’t catch me...

Corner Stitch: A reflection on 2022…

This month's column chronicles the exciting year we’ve had here at Corner Stitch. As the section editor, I’ve been most proud of the various...

Bright future predicted for JVS internship program

This month on Corner Stitch, Christopher Audu, MD, profiles a new and innovative program offered by the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS). It’s called...

Signal-to-noise ratio: Thoughts on fine-tuning feedback during vascular surgery training

I recently took the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) exam. While studying for it, one of the concepts that stood out was the...

Corner Stitch: Audible Bleeding cuts down to vascular core

Many Corner Stitch readers subscribe to Audible Bleeding, the vascular surgery podcast for updates on all things vascular—from vascular knowledge, to reviewing key Journal...

Getting the most out of meetings like VAM

It’s Friday at Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) 2022 in Boston! Hopefully, many of us trainees are getting to mingle and meet leaders in the...

Diversity efforts while in training: Is it just another box to...

2020 was a herald year. It ushered in a global pandemic and a reckoning with issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in our...

Corner Stitch: From intentions to gratitude in 2022

A time of transition, like the dawn of a New Year, usually commences the mass drive for New Year’s resolutions and intentions. Many of...

VESS: A society primed for young vascular surgeons, trainees and medical...

Welcome to December where the calendar is filled with abstract and registration deadlines to various meetings through the summer of 2022. In this month‘s...

Six top tips to help navigate interview season

Ahh October… The air is a bit cooler; pumpkin spice is in everything; and leaf colors are more dazzling. It’s interview season! If you’re...

Corner Stitch: Acing the final training years

In academia, the start of summer brings about new beginnings and a changing of the guard. Chief residents and senior fellows graduate and start...

Pearls of wisdom for interns

It’s June and, in less than a month, a swarm of new faces, and freshly minted MDs and DOs will descend upon most academic...