Calls for Entry & Opportunities:

• May 23: AWSF Award nominations due
• May 30: AWS Starr Medical Student & Resident Research Forum abstracts due
• May 30: AWS/ACS Governor Position applications due
• May 31: SAAS-AWS Resident Travel Award applications due
• June 3: SBAS & AWS Visiting Professorship applications due
• June 13: Shining Star Leadership Program applications due

Programs:

• May 8 at 7:30pm ET: AWS Publications Webinar - Using Pens Not Knives (register here)
• May 9 at 8:00pm ET: AWS Journal Club (register here)
• June 11 at 7:00pm ET: AWS Cross Mentorship Workshop - Race and Ethnicity Differences (register here)
• June 11 at 8:00pm ET: AWS Resident & Fellow Virtual Meeting (register here)
• August 14 at 7:30pm ET: AWS Publications Webinar - Finding Your Job (register here)
• October 18 & 19: 2024 AWS Annual Conference in San Francisco, California (mark your calendar)
• October 20: The 2024 AWS Foundation Annual Dinner & Gala (mark your calendar)

Partner Organization Updates:

• AAS: The Association for Academic Surgery seeks to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. Learn more on their website.
• ACS: Apply by May 10 for the ACS Women in Surgery Committee Mentorship Program for Women Surgeons.
• AWMA: Members of AWS can get a complimentary affiliate membership in the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)! Learn more here.
• AOSA: The Association of Out Surgeons & Allies is an organization of LGBTQ+ Surgeons and allies which promotes acceptance, inclusion, and equity in the surgical specialties to further learner engagement, support individual clinicians and researchers, and build a community. Learn more here.
• ASA: Applications for the 2025-2027 American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship Research Awards are open through June 15.
• LSS: The Latino Surgical Society is hosting the LSS Symposium on Latino Health 2024 from May 17-19 at the University of Washington in Seattle.
• SAAS: Applications are being accepted for the first annual SAAS Stories Essay Competition through May 13.
• SBAS: The Society of Black Academic Surgeons is partnering with AWS to offer a 2024 Visiting Professor program. Learn more and apply by June 3 here.