The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) and the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Visiting Professorship

Call for Applications

Description:
To provide active SBAS and AWS members who are faculty members at the rank of Associate Professor and within 15 years of their faculty appointment the opportunity to serve as a Visiting Professor for the Department of Surgery at a host institution. The host site application will open soon.

AWS & AWSF News:

• Nominations are now open for 2024 AWS Foundation Awards.
• AWS is thrilled to announce our 2024 AWS Signature Speakers.
• AWS & LSS are pleased to announce their first co-sponsored annual visiting professorship. Must be an AWS member to participate - join now.
• Thank you to our monthly donors for their ongoing support!
  
  

Opportunities

• April 22 at 7pm ET: AWS Building an Academic Foundation: Family Planning for Early Career Academic Surgeons (info)
• April 22: Tell us about your experience in the 2024 AWS member survey.
• April 25: Call for AJS abstract reviewers closes.
• April 25: Institutions can apply to host AWSF Visiting Professor Dr. Plichta.
• May 2: Submit an abstract for the AWS edition of The American Journal of Surgery
• May 2: Applications due for Breaking the Glass Ceiling.
• May 4: AWS & LSS Visiting Professorship application due.
• May 23: AWSF Award nominations due.

AWS Programs:

• April 22 at 7pm ET: AWS Building an Academic Foundation: Family Planning for Early Career Academic Surgeons (register)
• April 29: AWS Medical Student Data Mania
• May 6 at 6pm ET: AWS Reviewer Academy (invitation only)
• May 8 at 7:30pm ET: AWS Publications Webinar - Using Pens, Not Knives (register)
• May 14 at 8pm ET: AWS Resident & Fellow Committee Meeting (register)
• October 18 & 19: 2024 AWS Annual Conference in San Francisco, California (mark your calendar)
• October 20: The 2024 AWS Foundation Annual Dinner & Gala (mark your calendar)

Partner Organization Updates:

• AAS: The Association for Academic Surgery seeks to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. Learn more on their website.
• AWMA: Members of AWS can now get a complimentary affiliate membership in the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)! Learn more here.
• AOSA: The Association of Out Surgeons & Allies is partnering with AWS to offer a sock design contest for Pride Month! Enter here.
• ASA: Applications for the 2025-2027 American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship Research Awards are open through June 15.
• LSS: The Latino Surgical Society is hosting a Surgical Symposium on Latino Health on May 17 in Seattle, WA. Register now!
• SAAS: Submit an abstract by April 22 for the 9th Annual SAAS Meeting. 
• SBAS: The mission of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons is to improve health, advance science, and foster careers of African American and other underrepresented minority surgeons. Learn more here.
• WIM: The 2024 Women in Medicine Annual Summit will take place September 13-14 in Chicago. Nominate an #IStandWithHer awardee and/or submit a summit abstract by May 31.