The SVS Foundation has various initiatives in place to celebrate Women’s History Month, including member profiles and patient-focused facts. New this year is fundraising for the launch of a new Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) award, focused on women’s vascular health research.
For the first time, the Foundation and the SVS Women’s Section will collaborate to raise $30,000, from March 1–31, in order to fund the VC4U project grants.
“The VC4U project grants aim to address significant disparities in vascular surgery care across the U.S., and the funds raised for the grant will support projects that advance women’s health,” said Audra Duncan, MD, chair of the SVS Women’s Section Steering Committee.
A $20,000 grant will be awarded to an SVS or Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) member for an innovative, community-based initiative that addresses the challenges faced by underserved populations affected by peripheral artery disease (PAD), emphasizing improving diagnosis, treatment and patient education.
Applications for the award closed on March 3. To learn more, visit give.vascular.org/WHM25.
