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Commentary: Physician burnout: It’s good to complain
Burnout among vascular surgeons and other physicians is a serious national epidemic that needs immediate attention by senior policy makers and health care leaders. Not only is maintaining an appropriate supply of fully qualified surgeons important to the medical demands…
What I learned from Navy SEALs about resilience
In 2017, the National Academy of Medicine recognized the urgent need to address burnout, wellness, and resilience in physicians. A consortium was subsequently put together comprising many cosponsoring organizations, including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and the…
Donate to the SVS Gala
Our “Vascular Spectacular” VAM Gala will be held Friday, June 14, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., site of our Vascular Annual Meeting. The event will be highlighted by both live and silent auctions.…
Terminating an employee
I’ve written more than once about the private practitioner’s least favorite task. Most physicians find it so objectionable that they will tolerate marginal employees rather than fire them. And that hurts the efficiency and morale of your good employees –…
Apply for VAM Travel Awards
Applications are due Feb. 27 for travel scholarships to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting. Available is a resident/medical student award and a diversity medical student award. Recipients are eligible to receive complimentary meeting registration plus a travel scholarship. They also…
Newsletters for Our Trainees
The SVS is taking steps to provide more direct resources to our candidate members. To start, we’re sending newsletters that will keep these members, who are vital to our future, up-to-date on topics directly geared towards tomorrow’s vascular surgeons. The…
Understanding the terminology of gender identity
TRANSforming Gynecology is a column about the ways in which ob.gyns. can become leaders in addressing the needs of the transgender/gender-nonconforming population. We hope to provide readers with some basic tools to help open the door to this marginalized population.…
Medical ethics and economics
The balance between medical research and the pharmaceutical world has always been unsettling. The recent spate of articles in the press reporting the large payments by industry to a number of highly paid medical staff of the Memorial Sloan Kettering…
Have you paid your 2019 SVS membership dues yet?
To those members who have not yet paid their 2019 dues — are you planning to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting? Do you find your Journal of Vascular Surgery publications invaluable? Those are just two of the member benefits that…
Women’s Leadership Training Grant
Because leadership skills are integral to success but are not typically taught in medical school, the SVS Leadership Development and Diversity Committee offers the Women’s Leadership Training Grant to help women sharpen their leadership skills. The $5,000 awards (offered at…