AWS Special Virtual Events
AWS National Day of Service High School Outreach Event
April 5 at 12pm ET - REGISTER
Join AWS for the fourth annual virtual outreach event introducing high school students—especially young women from underserved communities—to the world of medicine and surgery. This inspiring event features a keynote, panels with surgeons at all stages, and an interactive case discussion. All genders are welcome!
AWS Virtual Listening Session
April 21 at 7:30pm ET - REGISTER
Join AWS for a virtual listening session focused on the topic of "Advancing and Thriving in a Hostile Environment." The goal of this session is to hear about the challenges women in academia, community, and private practice are facing in the current political climate, and to discuss tools for handling these challenges.
AIS Channel Coffee with AWS
April 29 at 8am ET - DETAILS
Join us for a casual yet insightful conversation with Dr. Simone Betchen, Chief of Neuroscience at UHS Hospital and President-Elect of the AWS. In this virtual event, Dr. Betchen will share her expertise on spine surgery, when it’s truly needed, and what patients and future surgeons should know. Bring your questions and your coffee!
AWS Resident & Fellow Virtual Events
Join the AWS Resident and Fellow Committee for a series of virtual meetings and webinars in 2025! The AWS Resident and Fellow Committee is focused on addressing surgical trainee programs and issues, with an emphasis on engaging residents and fellows in the AWS at an early stage in their careers. Committee members work closely with many of the other additional AWS committees, with a significant level of interaction with the Medical Student committee.
Resident & Fellow Webinars:
- March 11 at 8:00pm ET
- May 13 at 8:00pm ET
- July 8 at 8:00pm ET
- September 9 at 8:00pm ET
Resident & Fellow Meetings (for AWS Members):
- February 6 at 8:30pm ET
- March 6 at 8:30pm ET
- April 3 at 8:30pm ET
- May 1 at 8:30pm ET
- June 5 at 8:30pm ET
- July 3 at 8:30pm ET
- August 7 at 8:30pm ET
- September 4 at 8:30pm ET
Building an Academic Foundation
“Building an Academic Foundation” is a webinar series developed by AWS that will equip senior surgical trainees and early career surgeons with guidance and mentorship on topics pertinent to starting a career in academic surgery.
- Session #1: How to Evaluate, Structure, and Negotiate your Job (10/7/2024 7 PM Eastern)
- Session #2: Setting up Your Practice the First 100 Days – Do’s and Don’ts (12/12/2024 7 PM Eastern)
- Session #3: Maximizing your conference experience, networking, leveraging academic societies(2/13/2025 7 PM Eastern)
- Session #4: Finding and Funding Your Research Niche (4/10/2025 7 PM Eastern)
- Session #5: Preparing for promotion from day 1 (7/14/2025 7 PM Eastern)
AWS Journal Club
The AWS Journal Club is an international peer-to-peer teaching curriculum that is focused on landmark papers in the field of general surgery with which all students and residents should be familiar. Student and resident members of AWS will have the opportunity to apply to present one of the landmark papers chosen for the journal club curriculum on a global platform. We are also seeking residents and attendings to serve as mentors and moderators for each journal club session. The presentations will take place as a zoom event hosted by AWS, available internationally to all members and non-members of AWS. View articles and curriculum here.
Next Meeting: April 29 at 8pm ET
AWS Medical Student Committee Events
- April 6 at 1pm ET: Medical Student Regional Conference - Mid-Atlantic (register)
- April 29 at 8pm ET: AWS Medical Student Journal Club (register)
AWS SCALPELS
Join the AWS Clinical Practice Committee for the Surgeons' Career and Leadership Professional Education Lecture Series (SCALPELS). This virtual program seeks to educate women surgeons in the fundamentals of healthcare leadership in a practical manner.
- May 15 at 8:00pm ET
- May 22 at 8:00pm ET
- May 29 at 8:00pm ET
- June 12 at 8:00pm ET
- June 19 at 8:00pm ET
- June 26 at 8:00pm ET
- July 17 at 8:00pm ET
- July 24 at 8:00pm ET
- July 31 at 8:00pm ET
Past Webinars
AWS members can access recordings of past webinar programs after logging into their membership account. Not yet a member? Join now to view our past recorded webinars!
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