Candidate Membership

SVS offers Candidate membership to physicians who are currently accepted to or enrolled in accredited vascular surgery residency training programs in the United States or Canada, as well as medical students and general surgery residents who have interest in pursuing vascular surgery.

Medical Student Candidate Membership

Medical Student Candidate membership provides a platform for medical students to gain access to valuable vascular surgery career resources and promote a network of similarly interested students.

As a Medical Student Candidate member, you will be able to continue cultivating your interest in vascular surgery, gain valuable contacts in the specialty and engage in several leadership opportunities.

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General Surgery Resident Candidate Membership

General Surgery Resident Candidate membership provides a platform for general surgery residents to gain access to valuable vascular surgery career resources and promote a network of similarly interested residents. 

As a General Surgery Resident Candidate member, you will be able to continue cultivating your interest in vascular surgery, gain valuable contacts in the specialty, and engage in several leadership opportunities. 

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Vascular Surgery Candidate Membership

Please note: All current vascular surgery trainees (including first year vascular fellows, PGY1 integrated vascular residents and incoming fellows) in ACGME and Canadian accredited training programs are automatically enrolled as Candidate members. New members will receive a welcome email detailing membership benefits in Fall 2021.  Please email StudentResident@VascularSociety.org to confirm your membership status.

This membership provides a platform for vascular surgery trainees to gain access to valuable career resources and helps foster a community of like-minded, professional peers.

As a vascular surgery Trainee Candidate member, you will be able to gain valuable contacts in the specialty, engage in several leadership opportunities, as well as help improve SVS programs for other trainees.

Trainees who are currently accepted to or enrolled in accredited vascular surgery residency training programs in the United States or Canada automatically become vascular surgery Trainee Candidate members. Annual dues are waived and it is not necessary to complete an application.

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Graduated Candidate Membership

SVS offers continued Candidate membership for up to four years following the end of training to alleviate the costs and paperwork as new surgeons transition into practice. Graduated Candidate membership dues are only $72 per year starting the year following your graduation.

The transition from Trainee Membership into Graduated Candidate Membership is automatic, but members must submit an application to the Membership Committee to be considered for Active membership.

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