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Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting
The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Women’s Section and the SVS Foundation, will launch the inaugural Robyn Macsata Lectureship at the APDVS Annual Meeting, March 6–7, 2026, in…
A self-fulfilling prophecy based on a fourth-year medical student’s misinformed decision
“How many programs conducted in-person interviews this year?” “Which programs conducted in-person interviews?” “Oh wow, I didn’t realize that many programs were conducting in-person interviews.” All of these are questions gleaned from last year’s Match process. To be sure, the…
Class of 2024–25: VQI announces third annual set of Fellowship in Training Program awardees
The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Patient Safety Organization’s Fellowship in Training (FIT) Program has announced its third class of FIT participants for 2024–25 alongside the new FIT scholars. VQI FIT began in January 2022 and is designed to introduce residents…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of October 2024
In October, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist included a new leadership announcement from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); study results examining a potential link between strenuous physical activity and increased venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk in men; the publication…
APDVS launches vascular surgery curriculum e-book for medical students
The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) has released a new ebook designed to enhance vascular surgery education for medical students. According to developers, the aim of The APDVS Medical Student Curriculum is to broaden the medical student’s…
SVS launches registration for 3rd annual CPVI Skills Course
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has officially launched registration for the annual Complex Peripheral Vascular Initiatives (CPVI) Skills Course. The first course launched in 2022 after being put on hold in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
APDVS says goodbye to two long-term leaders during spring meeting
The 2024 Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) convened in Chicago April 5–6 for their annual spring meeting, which held the record for the highest-attended in APDVS history. APDVS 2024 covered important topics for vascular surgery program directors,…
More than half of medical students altered Match ranking order after post-virtual interview site visits, APDVS survey finds
Amid the build-up to residency Match Day 2024, the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) has delivered data from a VISIT (Vascular In-Person for Students in the Match Trial) pilot study that took place last year showing some…
VQI Fellows in Training program marks one year
The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Fellows in Training (FIT) program is a success, said leaders as they provided a one-year review. FIT introduces residents and fellows in vascular surgery and medicine to the SVS Patient Safety Organization (PSO). Fellows worked…
Vascular surgery moves to assess trainees’ competence with EPAs
For surgeons, “EPA” means not the “Environmental Protection Agency” but “Entrustable Professional Activity”—and they’re going to change surgery training. A pilot rollout for vascular surgeons will begin in select centers in the fall with Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) implementation expected…