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SVS Foundation travel grant to support early-career female vascular surgeons
Women make up only 16% of the vascular surgery workforce, yet female vascular surgeons are 2.05 times more likely to leave practice than their male counterparts, according to a study published in The Journal of Surgical Research. Closing that retention…
Final call for SVS Foundation VC4U project grant applications
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation reminds eligible applicants of the upcoming submission deadline for the Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) project grant. All applications must be submitted by Monday, Sept. 8. The one-year, $20,000 grant supports initiatives…
Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief
The Journal of Surgery (JVS) has appointed Audra Duncan, MD, of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, as its new editor-in-chief. Duncan will lead the journal for a four-year term, renewable for two more years, following the decision of the…
Deadline extended for SVS Foundation grant focused on women’s health
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has extended the deadline for a Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) project grant focused on women’s vascular health to Sept. 8. The $20,000 award, in partnership with the SVS Women’s Section, is…
SVS Foundation VC4U grants advance vascular equity for underserved women
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) project grants until Aug. 1. The VC4U Project Grants help to address disparities in vascular care across the United States,…
‘Parenthood in vascular surgery a personal choice, not a professional deadline’
When is the right time to start a family in vascular surgery? That was a core question posed during the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans (June 4–7) in a dedicated session aimed at tackling issues around parenthood…
Register for the Women’s Networking Event
Join your colleagues for engaging Women’s Networking Event on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans (June 4–7). Set in the Camp Room on the Third Floor of the Hilton Riverside, this…
VAM 2023: Slew of special SVS section sessions set for Thursday
The SVS includes five special sections for different member groups, including physician assistants, women, young surgeons, surgeons in community practice and the Subsection on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC). With each section session quite popular during the 2022 VAM,…
VAM educational sessions set to cover gamut of clinical and vascular practice matters
With sessions covering a wide swath of topics important to vascular surgeons, including many proposed by Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members themselves, participants at the 2023 SVS Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are sure to find valuable information on both…
‘Voices of Vascular’ series celebrates Women’s History Month
The contributions of the Society for Vascular Surgery’s women members take center stage this month as part of the SVS Foundation’s “Voices of Vascular” series. The “Voices” series is designed to help celebrate the diversity in the vascular surgery specialty.…