The Society for Vascular Surgery’s (SVS) Young Surgeon Section (YSS) will close applications for its inaugural visiting professorship on Jan. 31. This scholarship program will provide mentorship opportunities, foster professional development and introduce young vascular surgeons to diverse clinical and research environments, ultimately advancing their careers and contributions to the vascular specialty.
Each year, the YSS Award Selection Committee will award one recipient within the first 10 years of their practice a $1,000 travel stipend and a $1,500 honorarium to support their role as a visiting professor.
“We’ve left the topic for this visiting professorship open-ended. We want to hear from you, young vascular surgeons, what you’re currently interested in, said YSS Steering Committee Chair Ted Gifford, MD. “We want to know what work you’re doing to further this forward and how this visiting professorship would impact that work and your career as a young vascular surgeon.”
This professorship program was the brainchild of the inaugural YSS chair, Chelsea Dorsey, MD, who will host the first visiting professorship at the University of Chicago.
Applicants must be SVS members and part of the YSS. Early Active Members who have completed a vascular surgery residency or fellowship program are eligible to apply. Candidates should have no more than 10 years of experience as practicing vascular surgeons.
A complete application package includes a filled-out application form, an abstract, a curriculum vitae and copies of slides from a recent talk or presentation. Applications will be evaluated based on professional qualifications, leadership potential, and the proposed scope of the visiting professorship.
“One of the things we strive to focus on in the SVS and the YSS is allowing our young surgeons to connect with other young surgeons and more mid-career and senior surgeons around the country and even worldwide. We feel like a visiting professorship is the perfect opportunity for young surgeons who have a burgeoning in their research or clinical interests to go out and meet other people and share their thoughts and ideas. That spurs further discussions and connections for collaboration down the road.”
For more information on joining the YSS and accessing the application form, visit vascular.org/YSS.
