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Why Join SVS? Tell Applicants the Benefits!
SVS members, with the March 1 membership application deadline approaching quickly, we would like to get YOUR answers as to why you joined, the benefits you enjoy and what advice you have for potential members. We will use your responses…
VAM ’17 Will Be a ‘Spectacular Meeting’
Participants at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) have lots more to look forward to than sunny skies, beaches and palm trees. A number of new program features are planned to add interest and value to the meeting, said Dr. Ron…
The PERT Movement – Vascular surgeons must answer the call
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common cause of cardiovascular death in the United States and remains the most common preventable cause of in-hospital death. One might think that, in 2017, such a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency would be managed…
Award Applications Due Soon
VAM Student Travel Scholarships Available; Apply by Feb. 1
The Society for Vascular Surgery is accepting applications for 2017 VAM Scholarships: the General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Travel Scholarships for residents and students and the Diversity Medical Student Travel Scholarship for students only. Both scholarships include up to a $450…
VRIC Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
The deadline for submitting abstracts to the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference has been extended to 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time Monday, Jan. 23. Registration is open for VRIC, to be held May 3 in Minneapolis, Minn. Click here for more…
Last call for abstracts: Deadline for submission for 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting is Jan. 25
If you are planning to submit an abstract to the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting, time is short. The deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, Jan. 25. The 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting will be May 31-June 3 in…
Haven’t paid ’17 Dues? Do So Today!
For those who still have not paid their 2017 SVS dues, renew NOW so your Journal of Vascular Surgery account is not affected. It’s not too late to renew today to continue all the benefits of being an SVS member.…
Apply for Health Policy Scholarship
Apply by Feb. 1 for the American College of Surgeons and the SVS $8,000 Health Policy Scholarship, to help defray costs of attending the June Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.
VAM Abstract Submission Deadline is Jan. 25
The deadline to submit abstracts for the Vascular Annual Meeting is Jan. 25 — a week earlier than last year. Many people wait until the last day to start the electronic submission process, risking missing it. Program Chair Dr. Ronald…