Leadership Development Committee

To identify, engage, and strengthen the leadership skills of future SVS leaders and strengthen the leadership skills of current and future leaders.

Identify short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals for leadership activities/resources via a comprehensive and multi-faceted plan encompassing the Committee's charges.
Leads and evaluates the Leadership Development Program (LDP) and the LDP Mastery Grant Program.
Establishes leadership training resources/content/tools for members, with a focus on young surgeons, diversity, and other relevant segments of the membership.
Review the Leadership Development Program applications and explore other possible leadership training programs and awards the Society could offer to help members further develop their careers.
Identify ways to improve representation within the SVS leadership, committee structure, and the specialty for key segments of the membership.
Collaborates with SCVS, VESS, the Clinical Practice Committee, Young Surgeons, and Women's Sections, and the Resident & Student Outreach Committee on common leadership goals and activities.
Ensures that all educational programming that is for the CME adheres to all ACCME and ABMS accreditation requirements.
Utilizes the Content Framework and the new Education Strategic Plan in the development of programming.
Sets Metrics of Success for the Program and routinely evaluates outcomes.
Reports annually to the Education Council on outcomes.

Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD - Chair	Yara Gorski, MD
Babak Abai, MD	Natasha Hansraj, MD
Edward Arous, MD	Fernando Joglar, MD
Faisal Aziz, MD	Rishi Kundi, MD
LeAnn Chavez, MD	Nicolas Mouawad, MD
Sira Duson, MD	Payam Salehi, MD
Kristina Giles, MD	Paul White, MD

If you have any questions regarding this committee, please contact: Tarah LeBreton at tlebreton@vascularsociety.org