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Membership In The Society For Vascular Surgery Offers You...

Professional clout

• Affiliation with the largest professional association in the world representing vascular surgeons.
• Network of prestigious physicians and educators dedicated to furthering the recognition and image of vascular surgeons.
• The prestige of using the SVS member logo in your practice.

Legislative access

• Professional government affairs staff working on your behalf to impact federal legislative and regulatory processes directly related to your practice and patients.
• Advocacy support with a convenient, on-line method to communicate with federal government officials.

Education

• Discounted registration fees for the Vascular Annual Meeting, Research Initiatives Conference, and other CME accredited educational seminars on coding and reimbursement, or emerging new technologies.

Publications

• Complimentary monthly subscription to the Journal of Vascular Surgery with online access to full-text research and reports from each issue.
• Monthly subscription to Vascular Specialist, the premier news publication on vascular healthcare.
• Bi-weekly e-newsletter, The Pulse, offers current vascular-related information.

Practice Resources

• VascularWeb, the SVS web site, is filled with valuable resources. The most visited sections include: current medical news releases from Reuters, award-winning patient education articles on vascular diseases and treatments, a “Find a Vascular Surgeon” feature to promote your practice, up-to-date information on clinical trials and research opportunities.
• Participation in an online physician referral service.
• Access to branding initiatives to develop your practice including reasonably-priced patient educational brochures, press releases and interview guidelines for media promotion, and screening materials and guidelines to offer screenings during National Vascular Awareness Month.
• An annual research grant program providing $237,000 in awards to vascular surgeons active in basic and clinical research.
• An annual grant program for medical students, vascular surgery residents, and fellows totaling $120,000 in awards.
• Online access to job listings in vascular surgery throughout the country.
• Member discounts on new titles and best-selling vascular surgery text and reference books.