Visiting Professorships

Advancing Excellence, Diversity, and Representation in Surgery

The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) and the AWS Foundation (AWSF) are proud to offer a variety of Visiting Professorship programs in partnership with leading organizations. These initiatives support AWSF's mission to advance women’s careers in surgery and address gender disparities worldwide. Visiting Professorships enable surgeons to share their expertise, inspire the next generation, and promote diversity within the field of surgery. Through grand rounds, lectures, and meaningful interactions at host institutions, these professorships align with the AWS mission to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to achieve their professional and personal goals.

AWSF Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Program

Now accepting applications through February 13 for the 2025 AWSF Visiting Professorship!

The AWSF Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Program provides an established surgeon the opportunity to be a positive role model for women in surgery. Apply today to share your professional and personal experiences with department chairs, faculty, residents, and students at a select host institution through grand rounds, walk rounds, lectures, research presentations and more.

The AWSF Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Program is named after Kim Ephgrave, MD , who served as AWS President from 2000 to 2001. This program is funded by the generosity of our donors. Please consider supporting the AWS Foundation in providing opportunities for the educational and professional growth of women in surgery. Click HERE to view the full list of all the Dr. Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professors and Host Sites.

Qualifications & Responsibilities
  • Be a practicing surgeon member of the Association of Women Surgeons in good standing and in an active clinical practice in the United States or Canada.
  • Coordinate with the host institution to determine the optimal time for the visit. Visits usually include lectures, discussion groups, patient evaluation, patient rounds, and possibly operative procedures and take place over two days.
  • Interact professionally with local women surgical faculty, residents, and medical students as a representative of the AWS and AWS Foundation (AWSF).
  • Share information about AWS and the AWSF at appropriate opportunities.
  • Work with the host institution to plan the visit including travel and accommodation reservations.
  • Submit an expense form with appropriate back-up receipts to AWSF within 30 days after the visit.
  • Submit a report to AWSF summarizing the visit within 30 days of the visit that includes information about the experience and thoughts on the process and the overall program.
Apply by February 13
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Collaborative Visiting Professor Programs

AWS is thrilled to partner with leading surgical organizations to present annual Visiting Professor Programs. 

  • Latino Surgical Society and Association of Women Surgeons Visiting Professorship: The LSS & AWS Visiting Professors heighten the visibility of Latino surgeons and serve as positive role models for medical students and trainees of LatinX heritage. The 2024 LSS & AWS Visiting Professor is Mecker Moller, MD, FACS, DABS, MAMSE. She will be hosted by Weill Cornell Medical Center.

  • Society of Asian Academic Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons Visiting Professorship: The SAAS & AWS Visiting Professorship is open to SAAS members within the first 10 years of their faculty appointment. The program increases the national visibility of rising stars in academic surgery. The 2024 SAAS & AWS Visiting Professor is Annabelle Fonseca MD of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, who was hosted by Dr. Allan Tsung at the University of Virginia.

  • Society of Black Academic Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons Visiting Professorship: The SBAS & AWS Visiting Professorship provides 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 2024 SBAS & AWS Visiting Professor is Dr. Christa Grant, who will be hosted by Wake Forest.