Important News

• Congratulations to the 2025 Shining Star Leadership Coaching Program participants!
• Applications are now open for the AWS Better Mentors, Bigger Impact - Surgical Cross Mentoring Program.
• Show your AWS pride with new compression socks!
• Residents and Fellows have a webinar and meeting in the next week.
• Institutional members - it's time to join or renew!
• The AWS Headquarters will be closed on July 3 and 4 in observance of Independence Day.

All AWS Members

• July 8 - Apply to be an AJS Manuscript Reviewer. Link is in your member e-newsletter.
• July 14 at 7pm ET: AWS Building an Academic Foundation - Preparing for Promotion from Day 1 (register)
• July 17, 24, and 31 at 8pm ET: AWS Surgeons’ Career and Leadership Professional Education Lecture Series - Practice Management (register)
• July 28 at 7pm ET: Cutting Edge Conversations with the Latino Surgical Society (register)
• July 30 at 7pm ET: AWS Publications Webinar - Ergonomics (register)

Trainees

• July 3 at 8:30pm ET - AWS Resident & Fellow Committee Planning Meeting
• July 8 at 8pm ET - AWS Resident & Fellows Webinar

Surgeons

• July 9 at 5pm ET - Self-Nominate for the AWS Executive Committee. Applicants must be AWS regular surgeon members in good standing who are serving or have served on the Council.
• July 10 - Apply for open Visiting Professorships with AWS partners: AOSA and SBAS
• July 10 - Apply to be an AWS Coach in the AWS Coaching Program
• July 24 - Apply for the AWS Fellowship Grant
• August 14 - Apply for LSS Visiting Professorship
• August 22 - Apply for the AWS Better Mentors, Bigger Impact - Surgical Cross Mentoring Program

Partners

• Registration is now open for the 2026 SAAS Executive Healthcare Leadership Academy

AWS Liaison Organization News

• AAS: The Association for Academic Surgery seeks to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. Learn more on their website.
• AMWA: 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 and Allies (AOSA) 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: The American Surgical Association strives for excellence and leadership in science, education, and patient care while promoting diversity, integrity, and innovation. Learn more here.
• LSS:Our partners at the Latino Surgical Society are hiring an intern! The Latino Surgical Society was established to support the advancement of Latino surgeons throughout the U.S., and to motivate, mentor, and inspire the under-represented in medicine, medical students and residents who wish to pursue careers in surgery. Learn more here.
• SAAS:Save the date for the 10th Annual SAAS Annual Meeting from September 4-5, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more here. 
• SBAS: The Society of Black Academic Surgeons aims to improve health, advance science, and foster careers of African American and other underrepresented minority surgeons.Learn more here.