SVS Master Series
Call for Volunteers: Join the Master Series Education Planning Group
About the SVS Master Series
The SVS Master Series represents the next evolution of SVS Surgical Skills education. Designed for practicing vascular surgeons, the program combines expert-led interactive education, hands-on training and longitudinal learning to create a professional development experience that extends beyond traditional CME.
Key educational themes include:
- Learning directly from nationally recognized experts and Masters in the field
- Advanced clinical decision-making and management of complex vascular disease
- Complication management and real-world case application
- Practice integration, quality improvement and performance improvement
- Longitudinal professional development beyond a single educational event
The program is designed primarily for practicing vascular surgeons while continuing to support trainee participation through scholarships and educational engagement opportunities.
SVS is seeking member volunteers to serve on the newly established Master Series Education Planning Group. This group will help design and guide the SVS Master Series, a new educational initiative that expands the former CPVI Workshop into a longitudinal professional development experience focused on advanced clinical decision-making, quality improvement and practice integration.
Please read all the important information below before applying.
Available Roles
The structure of the group will consist of the following:
- CPVI/PAD Course Director for the Interactive Education Sessions
- CPVI/PAD Course Director for the Workshop Portion
- Aortic Course Director for the Interactive Education Sessions
- Aortic Course Director for the Workshop Portion
- Venous Course Director for the Interactive Education Sessions
- Venous Course Director for the Workshop Portion
- Carotid Subject Matter Expert/Course Director
Course Directors will serve as content leaders for their assigned disease-state area and will work collaboratively to ensure consistency across the overall Master Series curriculum.
Experience and Skills Sought
Desired Experience:
- Advanced vascular disease management and procedural expertise
- Clinical decision-making and complex case management
- Simulation and hands-on learning
- Faculty coaching, mentorship and peer-to-peer education
- Educational innovation, curriculum development or longitudinal learning initiatives
- Experience collaborating with industry partners to support hands-on learning experiences through their in-kind support for workshops.
Additional skills or knowledge preferred but not required:
- Development of quality improvement or performance improvement programs
- Experience or knowledge of the VQI
- Knowledge of the Verification Program requirements
- Knowledge of the VSB/ABS continuous certification requirements and trends
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a Course Director for an assigned disease-state area within the SVS Master Series.
- Develop the educational strategy, learning objectives and curriculum for assigned content areas.
- Identify and work with staff to recruit “Master” faculty with expertise aligned to program goals and topic areas.
- Lead development of pre-learning content, case-based discussions, hands-on learning experiences and interactive educational activities.
- Ensure integration of clinical decision-making, complication management, real-world case application and quality-focused learning throughout the educational experience.
- Contribute to the design of longitudinal follow-up activities focused on practice integration, quality improvement, performance improvement and alignment with evolving Continuous Certification and Verification Program requirements.
- Collaborate with Planning Group leadership, fellow Course Directors, SVS staff and industry partners, as appropriate, to support educational planning, technology integration and hands-on workshop experiences.
Time Commitment
Planning Group members will be expected to serve a four-year appointment to support the development, launch, and continuous improvement of the SVS Master Series. The Planning Group is expected to begin its work in late summer/early fall 2026, with the inaugural Master Series focused on PAD and Lower Extremity Revascularization anticipated for August/September 2027. All work will be conducted remotely, with opportunities for onsite participation during future Master Series workshops.
Expected participation includes:
- Virtual planning meetings and conference calls throughout the year
- Curriculum development and content review activities
- Collaboration with SVS staff, faculty and industry partners, as appropriate
- Participation as faculty and/or Course Directors during Master Series educational activities
Statement of Interest
When filling out the Statement of Interest section of the application, please ensure you address all of the following:
- Role Preference - Clearly indicate whether you are applying for a specific role or are open to being considered for multiple roles.
- Relevant Experience - Describe your experience related to vascular surgical education, workshop faculty participation, curriculum development, simulation training, quality improvement initiatives or longitudinal professional development activities.
- Areas of Expertise - Identify your primary clinical and procedural areas of expertise and any disease-state areas of particular interest for future Master Series programming.