Podcasts from the SVS

The Society for Vascular Surgery is pleased to introduce the Educational Topics on Vascular Surgery for Medical Students and Residents Podcasts. The Medical Student and Resident Podcasts address a broad scope of vascular surgery topics, as well as career opportunities. These podcasts are presented monthly as part of the SVS Resident and Student Recruitment Program.

The SVS Resident and student Recuitment Program is supported by a grant from:

Current Medical Student and Resident Podcasts include:

1. History of Vascular Surgery - A brief video describing the history of vascular surgery.
2. Why Vascular Surgery? - Vascular diseases are among the most prevalent medical conditions. Listen to vascular surgeons discuss one of the most exciting fields in medicine today. Emphasis on performing open surgical, endovascular and minimally invasive procedures to treat acute and chronic arterial and venous diseases.
3. Your Family, Patients and Career - A career in vascular surgery can offer a balanced and flexible lifestyle. With vascular surgery, you can experience a full range of practice options and opportunities such as an academic career at a university or in a private practice with options to pursue interests in research or education.
4. Diverse and Exciting Vascular Opportunities - There is a critical need for vascular surgeons as the patient base for vascular surgery will continue to grow as baby boomers age. It is expected that the population of baby boomers will rise 20 percent in five years and 50 percent in 10 years. Recently introduced, integrated vascular surgery training programs, which provide a primary certificate in vascular surgery only, will result in a shortened vascular surgery training period for junior residents or medical students who choose vascular surgery early on.
5. Infinite Research Opportunities - Vascular surgery offers huge opportunities in a diverse field of areas for vascular research. New devices and techniques, including imaging, are about to experience an explosion of development, and new vascular surgeons will be able to help determine where scarce health care dollars can do the most good for the greatest number of patients. Vascular surgery research truly represents the real cutting edge of medicine today.
6. Choosing the Right Specialty - At the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Julie A. Freischlag, MD, the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, spoke to residents and students on how to choose the right specialty, making the most of your medical career, and taking advantage of current opportunities in vascular surgery.
7. The Past, Present and Future of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair - At the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Manish Mehta, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Vascular Group, PLLC, spoke to residents and students on the history of endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair in vascular surgery and emerging technologies.
8. Open Vascular Surgery: A Mainstay of Vascular Care - As a follow-up to the Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Podcast, at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Glen Roseborough, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital spoke to residents and students on how open vascular surgery is still a large focus of vascular care.
   

If you have iTunes installed on your computer you can automatically subscribe to the Residents and Students Podcast now.