AWS News & Opportunities
PROGRAMS
- March 30 at 8am PST: AWS Medical Student West Regional Conference (info)
- April 1 at 6pm ET: AWS Reviewer Academy (invitation only)
- April 9 at 8pm ET: AWS Resident & Fellows Meeting (register)
- April 22 at 7pm ET: AWS Building an Academic Foundation: Family Planning for Early Career Academic Surgeons (register)
- 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)
CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES
- April 4: Deadline to complete the ACS Survey on Family Planning.
- April 12:Submissions due for the Pride Month sock design contest.
- April 18:Applications due for Breaking the Glass Ceiling.
- April 22: Tell us about your member experience in the 2024 AWS member survey.
- April 25: Institutions are invited to apply to host AWSF Visiting Professor Dr. Plichta.
- May 2:Submit an abstract for the AWS Edition of The American Journal of Surgery
NEWS & REMINDERS
- AWSF is pleased to announce Jennifer K Plichta, MD as the 2024 AWSF Visiting Professor!
- The theme of the 2024 AWS Annual Conference has been announced: Be Brave, Be Bold, Become.
- Shop items in our AWS Store.
- Get a pair of limited-edition AWS Compression Socks while supplies last!
- Give the gift of AWS membership.
- Review successes from the 2022-2023 year in the AWS annual report.
- Listen to the AWS Podcast.
- Check out opportunities on the AWS Job Board and sign up to receive alerts about new postings.
- Interested in posting to the AWS blog? Apply here to share content as an AWS blog author!
- It's time to join or renew as an AWS Institutional Member!
PARTNER ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS:
- AAS: The Association for Academic Surgery seeks to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. Learn more on their website.
- AWMA: Members of AWS can now get a complimentary affiliate membership in the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)! AWS Members can learn more here. Not a member? Join now.
- AOSA: The Association of Out Surgeons & Allies is partnering with AWS to offer a sock design contest for Pride Month! Enter here.
- ASA: The 144th American Surgical Association Annual Meeting will be April 4-6, 2024 in Washington, DC.
- LSS: The Latino Surgical Society is hosting a Surgical Symposium on Latino Health on May 17 in Seattle, WA.
- SAAS: Submit an abstract by April 22 for the 9th Annual SAAS Meeting.
- SBAS: Abstract submissions for the 2024 SBAS Meeting are now open. Submit by April 1.