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Attitude of Health Personnel , Career Choice , Surgeons/psychology , Vascular Surgical Procedures , Family Relations , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Job Satisfaction , Leadership , Surgeons/education , Vascular Surgical Procedures/education , Work-Life BalanceSubject(s)
Biomedical Research/history , Faculty, Medical/history , Vascular Surgical Procedures/history , Education, Medical/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Leadership , Mentors/history , Periodicals as Topic/history , United States , Vascular Surgical Procedures/educationSubject(s)
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/history , Blood Vessel Prosthesis/history , Femoral Artery , Polytetrafluoroethylene/history , Popliteal Artery , Prosthesis Design/history , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/instrumentation , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/mortality , Femoral Artery/surgery , History, 20th Century , Humans , Popliteal Artery/surgery , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Vascular Diseases/surgery , Vascular Surgical Procedures , Certification/history , China , Cooperative Behavior , Education, Medical, Graduate/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Information Dissemination , International Cooperation , Language , Periodicals as Topic , Societies, Medical/history , Vascular Diseases/history , Vascular Surgical Procedures/education , Vascular Surgical Procedures/historySubject(s)
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/history , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/history , Animals , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery , Blood Vessel Prosthesis , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/methods , Catheterization, Peripheral/history , Dogs , Endovascular Procedures/history , Femoral Artery , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Models, Animal , Prosthesis Design , StentsABSTRACT
The purpose of the SVS is not just to hold an annual meeting, but also to pursue social, financial, and political responsibilities. In addition, the Society leads in research, training, education, and practice (ie, patient care). The current leadership of the SVS is dedicated to preserving the history of the Society. The History Project Work Group will execute the orders of the Society to develop a series of digital videography recorded interviews with leaders in vascular surgery to be made available to our membership. The information collected will form the basis for a book on the history of the SVS.
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Interviews as Topic , Periodicals as Topic/history , Societies, Medical/history , Vascular Surgical Procedures/history , Guidelines as Topic , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Internet , Interviews as Topic/standards , Periodicals as Topic/standards , Video RecordingSubject(s)
International Educational Exchange , Societies, Medical/organization & administration , Vascular Surgical Procedures/education , Vascular Surgical Procedures/organization & administration , Canada , Developing Countries , Global Health , Humans , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/prevention & control , United StatesABSTRACT
The American Vascular Association/Lifeline Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This remarkable two-decade journey represents a cumulative effort by the leaders and members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). For the historical record, we would like to chart the sequence of events leading to various programs. In 1986, the Executive Council of SVS approved the formation of an Education/Research Foundation, from which the Lifeline Foundation evolved, with the mission to support the career development of young research-oriented vascular surgeons. Since that time, Lifeline has awarded 141 Student Fellowships, 21 Wylie Traveling Fellowships, 17 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development (K08) Awards, and three Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development (K23) Awards. In 2001, the American Vascular Association (AVA) was established under the aegis of American Association for Vascular Surgery (formerly International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery-North American Chapter). In 2004, with the merger of the SVS and the American Association of Vascular Surgery into a single entity (SVS), Lifeline and the AVA merged into a single foundation, the AVA. As AVA/Lifeline is poised to launch a campaign for an endowment fund, we hope this report will let the members of the SVS know what has been accomplished, what we plan to do, and, most importantly, what we need to do in the future.
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Biomedical Research , Foundations , Program Development , Societies, Medical , Vascular Surgical Procedures , Anniversaries and Special Events , Biomedical Research/economics , Biomedical Research/history , Fellowships and Scholarships , Foundations/economics , Foundations/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Program Development/economics , Research Support as Topic , Societies, Medical/economics , Societies, Medical/history , United States , Vascular Surgical Procedures/economics , Vascular Surgical Procedures/historyABSTRACT
The Lifeline Foundation/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute William J. von Liebig Mentored Clinical Scientist Development (K08) Award program was established as a unique partnership to support vascular surgeon-scientists. Between 1999 and 2005, 39 applications were submitted, and the overall funding rate was 49% (14 von Liebig K08s and 5 additional NHLBI K08s). Vascular surgeon K08 recipients (median age, 38 years) had held faculty appointments for 2.5 +/- 0.4 years, with 2.6 +/- 0.2 years of previous research experience and 28.4 +/- 6.2 publications. These individuals subsequently authored 5.1 +/- 0.8 peer-reviewed publications per recipient per year, of which 35% were research and 65% were clinical. Six of seven holding the K08 over 3 years had received academic promotion, and all five completing the 5-year award had achieved independent investigator status with National Institutes of Health support. The von Liebig K08 program has therefore been an effective vehicle to stimulate research career development in the field of vascular surgery.