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New recommendations promote ‘appropriate and effective’ use of social media in medicine
In response to a rapid augmentation of social media use in medicine over the past five years, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published a set of recommendations on appropriate practice. The document aims to provide guidance on “how…
VAM travel scholarship applications available this month
Medical students and general surgery residents will be able to apply this month for travel scholarships to attend the 2022 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)—with the application period opening toward the end of the month. The…
VESS: A society primed for young vascular surgeons, trainees and medical students
Welcome to December where the calendar is filled with abstract and registration deadlines to various meetings through the summer of 2022. In this month‘s column, we are highlighting the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS). Formerly known as the Peripheral…
Journey of a trainee surgeon-scientist: Mentorship, passion and the importance of parallel projects
In August, University of Michigan general surgery resident W. James Melvin, MD, picked up the coveted Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation Resident Research Award for work investigating the role of the enzyme SETDB2 in diabetes patients infected with COVID-19.…
Survey on radiation safety in vascular trainees demonstrates a quarter received no feedback on exposure
A collaborative effort is needed to establish and adhere to best practice guidelines for radiation safety and exposure, Jasmine Bhinder, MD, a general surgery resident at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, told attendees of the 2021 Vascular Annual…
Corner Stitch: The art of surgery in the present moment
As a young surgeon-in-training, and a millennial, the concept of mindfulness and wellbeing perfuses my day-to-day life. Reminders of the importance of “being present” and “taking care of yourself” come from all directions: in newsletters, inspirational quotes on social media…
Caring for the veteran, training the surgeon: The role of the VA in vascular surgery training
In May 1945, President Harry Truman appointed Gen. Omar Bradley to lead what is now the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, with Paul Howley, MD, as chief medical director and orthopedic surgeon Paul Magnuson, MD, as his aide.1,2 Colloquially,…
Corner Stitch: If you want to go far, go together
The COVID-19 pandemic left many of us missing social interaction and hungry for a change of scenery. As someone who had never been to a vascular surgery conference, I was already eagerly anticipating the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS)…
Corner Stitch: Acing the final training years
In academia, the start of summer brings about new beginnings and a changing of the guard. Chief residents and senior fellows graduate and start new jobs. This month, we decided to pick some of their brains to share their lived…
A love for writing
Welcome to Corner Stitch, a brand new section by and for trainees. First up is outgoing Vascular Specialist residents and fellows editor Laura Marie Drudi, MD, who introduces this monthly column with a retrospective on her time representing medical students,…