AWS News & Opportunities
AWS & AWSF News:
- Nominate outstanding surgeons, trainees, and allies for 2025 AWS Foundation Awards!
- Surgeons with at least 5 years in practice are encouraged to apply for the 2025 Shining Star Leadership Coaching Program.
- Don't forget to apply to the AWS Signature Speaker Series by next week.
- Register for the Building an Academic Foundation: Finding and Funding Your Research Niche webinar happening tomorrow.
- Residents are invited to register for upcoming planning meetings and webinars.
- Learn more about our AWS partner organizations.
Virtual Events:
- April 10 at 7:00pm ET: Building an Academic Foundation: Finding and Funding Your Research Niche (register)
- April 21 at 7:30pm ET: AWS Listening Session - Advancing and Thriving in a Hostile Environment (register)
- April 29 at 8am EST: AIS Channel Coffee with AWS featuring Dr. Simone Betchen (register)
- April 29 at 8pm ET: AWS Medical Student Journal Club (register)
Calls and Opportunities:
- April 17 - Apply for the 2025 AWS Signature Speaker Series
- April 24 - Applications due from potential host institutions for the 2025 AWSF Visiting Professor
- May 1 - Abstracts due for AWS edition of AJS
- May 15 - Abstracts due for AWS Starr Research Forum
- May 22 - Apply for the Shining Star Leadership Coaching Program
- May 22 - Submit nominations for the 2025 AWSF Awards
- June 2 - AAST/AWS Annual Meeting Scholarship applications due
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AWS LIAISON NEWS
- AAS: The Association for Academic Surgery seeks to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. Learn more on their website.
- 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 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: 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.