VSIG Live
VSIG Live!
VIEW THE RECORDING FROM THE MARCH 2021 WEBINAR
No group of patients is more at risk due to the impending United States physician shortage than those with vascular disease. The driving force behind the overall shortage is a rising, aging population and upsurge of chronic disease such as diabetes and obesity. Recruitment of the next generation of Vascular surgeons is vital to the care of these patients.
Sadly, many medical students are not even aware of what a vascular surgeon does. As we increase the number of integrated residency and fellowship spots, it is critical that we reach the students as early as possible. On a local level, those schools that have active vascular programs often have a Vascular Surgery Interest Group (VSIG). However, many medical schools do not have vascular faculty providing education and those students need to be reached as well.
The APDVS Recruitment of Medical Student and Residents Committee presented a free informational webinar, ‘VSIG Live!’ on March 25, 2021. The intent of ‘VSIG Live!’ is to allow all U.S. medical students to experience a Vascular Surgery Interest Group meeting and learn more about vascular surgery, even in the absence of a local chapter.
The webinar highlighted:
- What is a vascular Surgeon
- A Day in the Life of a Vascular surgeon
- Options for vascular surgery training
- Interesting presentations from current trainees highlighting the diversity of vascular cases
- How to start a VSIG at your institution
We in the APDVS feel very strongly about the bright future of vascular surgery and are excited to reach our future partners and colleagues.
Presentations:
- A Day in the Life of a Vascular Surgeon
- How to Maintain a Successful VSIG at your Institution
- What does a Vascular Surgeon do and why is it Awesome?
- Virtual VSIG JC-an Interesting Case
| Speakers |
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| Benjamin Pearce, MD (APDVS) Associate Professor Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Programs University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| Joanelle Lugo, MD (VESS) Assistant Professor of Surgery Chief, Vascular Surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
| Jonathan Bath, MD (APDVS) Assistant Professor of Surgery Program Director for Vascular Surgery University of Missouri School of Medicine |
| Chelsea Dorsey, MD (SVS) Assistant Professor of Surgery Director, Preclinical Advising University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
| Kaled Diab, MD (APDVS) PGY-3 Vascular Surgery Resident Houston Methodist Hospital |
| Erin Greenleaf, MD (APDVS) 2nd Year Vascular Surgery Fellow Washington University School of Medicine |
| Guillermo Escobar, MD (SCVS) Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Vascular Surgery Residency Emory University School of Medicine |
| Loay Kabbani, MD (APDVS) Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery fellowship Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University |