Residents and Medical Students

Provided by the
Society for Vascular Surgery®

Trainees, Residents, and Medical Students

Vascular Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship Application Deadline April 9

Vascular Surgery - A Career of Innovation

Heather A. Hall, MD, discusses why she chose the vascular surgery specialty.
"Vascular surgery is probably the single most exciting specialty to be in at the moment."

Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center


As far as medicine goes, vascular surgery offers the most versatility and stimulation to you as a medical professional. Not only will you master the intricacies of vascular surgery, you will be learning state-of-the-art endovascular techniques as well. What’s more, build long-term relationships your patients and their families, and serve as the primary physician for all their vascular needs: medical and diagnostic, endovascular and traditional surgery. 
                            

Explore vascular surgery as career through the below resources.

NEW: SVS is providing travel scholarships for general surgery residents and medical students to attend the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting. Applications are due Friday, April 9. A dedicated educational program for residents and students also is planned for the Vascular Annual Meeting.

Medical Students

General Surgery Residents

Vascular Surgery Trainees

Career Resources

 "Vascular surgery is truly a field for the future.
With the aging population and the exciting advances in vascular surgery,
there is now, more than ever, a need for truly committed individuals to enter the field.
Vascular surgery provides a challenging and rewarding career with long-term patient relationships,
and the potential to truly alter the way we practice medicine today."

Linda M. Harris, MD
Chief, Vascular Surgery
SUNY Buffalo

 

                                          

  

Updated September 2009

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