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SVS announces candidates for 2024–25 vice president
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced Linda Harris, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD, as the candidates for the upcoming election for SVS vice president. “This is an exciting year,” said SVS Nominating Committee Chair Ronald Dalman, MD, who…
SVS points to 2023 achievements, challenges in coming year
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) reflects on a year marked by notable achievements on multiple fronts. In a communication to members in mid-December, Executive Director, Kenneth M. Slaw, PhD, underscored the organization’s growth, collaborative endeavors and key milestones attained…
VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Resident and Student Outreach Committee (RSOC) is accepting applications through Jan. 8, 2024, for the Diversity Medical Student Travel Scholarship. The award aims to provide aspiring vascular surgeons from underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities…
Corner Stitch: On the vascular trainee opportunities on the conference calendar
Christopher Audu, MD, surveys the 2024 meeting landscape, highlighting prime opportunities for trainees to showcase their research. It is abstract submission, and this month I wanted to highlight a few national meetings that are “trainee friendly” for getting your work…
Yao family and SVS Foundation establish James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award
In a tribute to the late James S.T. Yao, MD, PhD, a luminary in the field of vascular surgery, the Yao family and the SVS Foundation announced the renaming of the Resident Research Award to the James S.T. Yao Resident…
SVS 2024 dues renewal deadline approaches
SVS members are reminded to act promptly before the year’s end to ensure uninterrupted access to their 2024 membership benefits. Renewals are due on or before the close of the year on Dec. 31. SVS members can pay their dues…
SOOVC award initiatives offer opportunities to advance outpatient vascular care
The SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) has opened applications for its Presentation Award and Research Seed Grant, allowing practitioners to contribute to an ever-changing outpatient and office-based vascular care sector. The Presentation Award recognizes the work…
VAM abstract submissions window opens
VAM program chair Andres Schanzer, MD, makes a call for cutting-edge new science for next year’s meeting in Chicago. Researchers who want to present new science at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are encouraged to prepare their abstracts for…
VAM 2024 gala set for chicago’s museum of science and industry
During the vascular annual meeting that celebrates science and research, the SVS Foundation’s annual Gala will take place in a museum that also honors science. “A Night at the Museum—A Celebration of Science” is set for Friday, June 21, 2024…
Prepare to submit research for VAM 2024
Organizing a Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) takes a whole lot of time and a whole lot of long-range planning. Thus, members of the SVS Postgraduate Education Committee (PGEC) have already evaluated the 90 submitted proposals (an SVS record) for educational…