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Call for Nominations: Association of Women Surgeons 2013 Patricia Numann Medical Student Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
The mission of the Patricia Numann Medical Student Award is to encourage and support an outstanding female medical student who is pursuing a career in surgery.
Criteria
• The recipient of the AWS Patricia Numann Medical Student Award will be a student who, in the opinion of the AWS Awards Committee, has demonstrated leadership potential or made significant contributions to surgery.
• This award is open to female medical students who will be in their clinical years of medical school in October 2013.
Award
• The recipient of this Award is given:
o Complimentary attendance at the AWS Fall Conference held Sunday, October 6, 2013 in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the ACS Clinical Congress.
o A complimentary dinner ticket to the AWS Awards Dinner on Monday, October 7th in Washington, DC.
o An Award Certificate recognizing the winner’s accomplishments, presented at the Awards Dinner.
o Reimbursement for travel and lodging up to $1,000 (Travel and lodging expenses may be used to attend both the AWS events and the ACS Clinical Congress events.
o One year complimentary AWS membership.
• A student may nominate herself or can be encouraged by a surgeon to apply for this award.
• The student should complete, secure and compile all the necessary information.
Association of Women Surgeons 5204 Fairmount Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515
phone: 708-226-2725 fax: 630-493-0798 e-mail: info@womensurgeons.org
Call for Nominations: Association of Women Surgeons 2013 Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award
The mission of the Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award is to recognize surgical trainees who demonstrate potential as future leaders in surgery.
• The recipient of the AWS Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award must be a surgical trainee who is in primary residence training in either general surgery or a surgical specialty at the time of nomination.
• Candidates should demonstrate exceptional leadership abilities, have excellent technical and patient management skills, interact well with other health professionals and serve as role models for junior residents and medical students.
• The recipient of this Award will receive:
o An Award Certificate recognizing the winner’s accomplishments presented at the Awards Dinner.
o Reimbursement for travel and lodging up to $1,000 (Travel and lodging expenses may be used to attend both the AWS events and the ACS Clinical Congress events.)
• Only one nomination may be submitted from each accredited surgical residency program.
• The nomination must come from the Program Director or Department Chair.
Call for Applications: 2014 Association of Women Surgeons Foundation/Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Fellowship
A one year grant of $25,000 will be awarded to a qualified and approved grant applicant in the following research topic areas:
• Bariatrics
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Cancer Related Research
• Surgical Education
• Surgical Innovation
Applicant Qualifications
• Applicants must be a non-tenure or tenure-track faculty member in a Department of Surgery.
• Junior faculty applicants are encouraged to have a mentor for the submitted research proposal.
• Must be a current AWS member in good standing.
Individuals with research support such as national extramural grants are eligible, provided the projects do not have scientific overlap. Applicants who do not have funding from other surgical societies will be given priority. Officers and members of the AWS Grants and Fellowship Committee are excluded from mentoring applicants.
Grant Submissions are due July 1, 2013
For more information, contact AWSF at 5204 Fairmount Avenue - Downers Grove, IL 60515 Phone: 708-226-2725 - Fax: 630-493-0798
Email: INFO@WomenSurgeons.org or visit our Website at WomenSurgeons.org.
Call for Candidates: Association of Women Surgeons Foundation Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Program
Deadline: June 10, 2013
The Association of Women Surgeons and the AWS Foundation are pleased to announce that beginning in 2013 a new Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professorship will be awarded in recognition of Kim (1956-2012), who served in the AWS Leadership from 1997 – 2002 and as AWS President in 2000/2001.
Kim provided outstanding leadership to this organization and was an inspiration to all who had the privilege to work with her. The Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professorship recognizes outstanding leadership in our profession and provides an opportunity for networking and mentorship. Kim demonstrated excellence in these areas and it is fitting that the program is named in her honor.
The Visiting Professor Program provides a wonderful opportunity for both a distinguished woman surgeon and surgical educator and an academic medical center to interact in a positive and professional manner.
Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professors have an opportunity to share professional and personal experiences with Department Chairs, Faculty, Residents and Students through grand rounds, walk rounds, lectures and research presentations and other arranged opportunities.
Medical Centers provide the platform for the experience by hosting the Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor at a Breakfast, luncheon, and/or dinner meetings and arranging for clinical experiences.
Visiting Professor (VP) Responsibilities:
• Applicants must be an AWS member in good standing.
• A VP must be able to coordinate with the institution to determine the appropriate time for the visit. Visits usually include lectures, discussion groups, patient evaluation, patient rounds and possibly operative procedures and take place over two days.
• A VP must be willing to interact with local women surgical faculty, residents and medical students.
• A VP must be able to share information about AWS and the AWS Foundation at appropriate opportunities – requesting copies of the 2013 AWS Pocket Mentor and Membership Applications, which could be shipped directly to your selected medical institution.
• A VP must make her own travel and accommodation reservations – institutions can provide recommendations.
• A VP should work with the selected institution to make all the arrangements – finalize the dates, times, schedule, accommodations, meals, etc.
• A VP must submit an expense form with appropriate back-up receipts to the AWS Foundation within 30 days after the visit.
• A VP must submit a report summarizing the visit within 30 days as well. Please include information about your experience and your thoughts on the process and the overall program.
Host-Site Responsibilities:
• The Host Department of Surgery will sponsor the program and provide a schedule for the two-day visit.
• Provide opportunities for interaction between the Visiting Professor and local women surgical faculty, residents, and students. (Options include: reception, breakfast, luncheon, grand rounds and surgery.)
• Arrange the specific details of the visit directly with the Visiting Professor.
• Arrange for appropriate privileges and legalities if operative procedures involving the Visiting Professor are planned.
• Submit a final report summarizing your experience with this program within 30 days of hosting the Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor – submit to the AWS Office.
AWS Foundation Responsibilities:
• Selection of the Visiting Professor and the Host-Site Institution.
• Provide reimbursement for travel (one round-trip coach airfare with a minimum of a 21-day advance purchase), accommodations and a $500 honorarium.
Women in Cardiology Trainee Awards for Excellence
The Women in Cardiology Trainee Awards for Excellence encourage and recognize outstanding academic and clinical performance in women cardiology fellows during cardiovascular-related specialty training. The grant subsidizes travel expenses to the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in November and attendance at the Women in Cardiology professional development program events.
All applicants for travel grants sponsored by a scientific council must be members of the AHA/ASA at any level. If you need to become an AHA/ASA Professional Member, you should do so no later than May 30 for your membership to be processed in time for the application submission deadline.
Female trainees from ACGME- or AOA-approved training programs should apply.
International fellows are encouraged to apply.
Previous winners of the Women In Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence are not eligible.
Applicants must be able to attend specific Women in Cardiology events on Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17, at Scientific Sessions 2013 in Dallas, Texas to be able to claim the award.
Evaluation Criteria
This grant acknowledges outstanding trainees who exemplify a balance between clinical expertise and scientific interests. While applicants may be actively engaged in research and have associated publications, this is not a requirement for application and selection. The applicant’s professional development, goals and career achievements will also be considered.
How To Apply/ Required Documents
Electronic submission through the Council Awards Application System is required. Hard copies of any part of the application cannot be accepted. This award will be open for application in the system on April 17, 2013.
The application file should contain the following documents in PDF format:
Applicant’s personal statement: Please submit a one-page double- or single-spaced personal statement outlining the following:
How receipt of the Women in Cardiology Travel Grant will further your professional development and goals
Your research and clinical interests
Publications and presentations at meetings
Additional information pertaining to your choice of cardiology as a career
Letter of reference from applicant’s training program director (ACGME- or AOA- approved program in cardiology) that certifies that the applicant is currently enrolled in the program and provides supportive statements on behalf of the applicant as to why she is worthy of an award.
A username and password prevously set up through online profile registration at My.AmericanHeart for Professionals will be necessary to access the Application System.
AHA Professional Membership is required of all applicants for this award. If you are joining the AHA to apply, please wait on your AHA membership number to arrive from AHA Member Services via e-mail before creating an online profile and starting your application file. We suggest that new members join the AHA no later than May 30 for the membership number to be processed and delivered in time for the application deadline.
Prize
Up to 25 grant winners will receive $1,200 to be used at their discretion towards expenses associated with attending Scientific Sessions 2013, such as meeting registration, airfare, hotel and meals.
Winners will be acknowledged with an engraved plaque at a special reception and dinner at Scientific Sessions.
Winners will be provided with specific training seminars, mentoring and networking opportunities at the AHA Scientific Sessions.
Winners will be provided with one ticket each to the Women in Cardiology Networking Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Scientific Sessions.
Deadline
All applications must be received through the Council Awards Application System by June 7, 2013 at 5:00 pm Central Time. Applicants needing to join the AHA should do so by May 30 for the membership to be processed in time for the Application System to permit submission the deadline.
For questions, please contact:
Courtney Carroll, Awards & Lectures Manager, Professional Memberships E-mail: council.awards@heart.org Phone: (214) 706-1181
2013 Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, Traveling Fellowship
The family and friends of the late Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, have established an endowment through the American College of Surgeons ACS Foundation to provide funding for an annual fellowship to be awarded to an outstanding surgeon from the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, or the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association. This annual award is intended to serve as a lasting memorial to the extraordinary life and work of Dr. Organ. For information on donating to this fund, please contact the ACS Foundation at 312-202-5376 or mwojcik@facs.org.
Purpose
The Organ Traveling Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding young surgeon so he or she can attend an educational meeting or make an extended visit to an institution of his or her choice, tailored to his or her research interests.
Basic Requirements
The Organ Fellowship is available to a U.S. or Canadian member of the American College of Surgeons in any of the surgical specialties who meets the following requirements:
•Is a member of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, or the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association
•Is a Fellow or Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
•Is no more than 45 years of age on the date the application is filed
Financial Support
The successful applicant will receive the sum of $5,000 U.S. This amount is to be used to help defray travel and per diem expenses, plus the cost of any courses the awardee may take in association with the award. The Organ Fellow will make his or her own travel arrangements.
Applications are due no later than June 3, 2013, and consist of the following items:
•An essay, of up to two pages, describing why the applicant wishes to receive the Organ Fellowship and his or her plans for using it
•The applicant’s current brief curriculum vitae
•One letter of nomination/recommendation from applicant’s chair or mentor
Applications are to be submitted electronically, as single scanned documents in the order noted above. Submission should be labeled with applicant’s last name, followed by first initial. Send to the attention of the ACS Scholarships Administrator at kearly@facs.org. Questions may also be submitted to this address.
One awardee will be selected, and all applicants are expected to be notified of the outcome of the selection process by July 31, 2013.
Requirements for the Organ Traveling Fellowship are also posted on the ACS website.
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