Career Checklist
The Society is dedicated to recruiting medical students and general surgery residents to the specialty to ensure the best young medical professionals become vascular surgeons, as well as supporting vascular residents and fellows throughout their training.
Resources provided in this section will help aspiring vascular surgery trainees explore the field and become involved in the vascular surgery community.
Medical Students
Become a SVS Medical Student Candidate Member
View Misty Humphries', MD, MAS, FACS presentation given at the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting as part of the Medical Student Educational Program
View David Rigberg's, MD presentation given at the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting as part of the Medical Student Educational Program
View So You Want to be a Vascular Surgeon? Success in the Preclinical Years: Program Director's Perspective, a presentation given at the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting as part of the Medical Student Educational Program
Success in the Preclinical years: Program Director’s Perspective
View Research and Career in Vascular Surgery, a presentation given at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting as part of the Medical Student Educational Program
Research and a Career in Vascular Surgery
Join or establish a Vascular Surgery Interest Group (V-SIG)
NEW! Access the SVS Toolkit: 10 Steps to Preparing a Successful Vascular Surgery Integrated (0+5) Residency Application
Browse Common Abbreviations in Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery Abbreviations
Explore Basic Surgical Knot Tying Online Resources
Basic Surgical Knot Tying Online Resources
General Surgery Residents
- Become a SVS General Surgery Resident Candidate Membership
- Access the SVS Toolkit: 10 Key Steps to Preparing a Successful Vascular Surgery Fellowship Application