2009 SVS Women and Diversity Leadership Retreat Announced

Attendance Open to All SVS Members

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Skills to Lead as Vascular Surgeons in Today’s Environment: Personal Skills Required to Create a Culture Conducive to Supporting Women and Diversity Issues

The SVS Women’s Issues Committee will present its second SVS Women and Diversity Leadership Retreat, Oct. 22 – 24, 2009 at the Viking Hotel in Newport, R.I. This year’s retreat addresses the unique situations women and those from diverse cultures face in the field of vascular surgery. It will include discussion about the shift in values of both female and male medical students toward career choices that allow active participation in family and community life.

“Medicine is recognizing there needs to be a more diverse workforce and there are differences in the experiences of women and those from different ethnic backgrounds in all fields. Vascular surgery is a prime example with only 5 percent of SVS membership being women. This discussion is very important to the future of vascular surgery and the SVS. The Women’s Issues Committee is pleased to be at the forefront of the conversation,” said Cynthia Shortell, MD, chair, SVS Women’s Issues Committee.

Retreat objectives:

Expand knowledge of current trends affecting diversity issues within the vascular surgery specialty.
Acquire a better understanding of the personal and professional pitfalls in addressing diversity issues.
Create a plan to identify personal priorities and long-term career choices to advance the position of women vascular surgeons and surgeons with diverse backgrounds and the health care of those patients.
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Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Linda Austin, MD and Medical Director and Vascular Surgeon, Roper St. Francis Heart and Vascular Center, Jeb Hallett, MD will facilitate the retreat. It will include presentations by Senior Vice President and Chief of International Operations for New York Presbyterian Hospital, Kenneth Ouriel, MD, and SVS Diversity Committee Chair, Frederick Beavers, MD. A SVS officer will be the guest luncheon speaker. The 2009 SVS Women and Diversity Leadership Retreat is supported by a grant from Medtronic.

Attendance is open to all SVS members, but limited to the number of people who can attend. It does not qualify for CME credit. The registration fee is $220. Watch for registration instructions or contact communications@vascularsociety.org to be notified when registration opens. The room rate is $219 single/double by Sept. 29, 2009. Call Hotel Viking Newport at 401-848-4800 to make hotel reservations.

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