SVS Minority Medical Student Travel Scholarship
Sponsored by the SVS Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
The primary purpose of the SVS Minority Medical Student Travel Scholarship is to provide the recipient with
an opportunity to attend the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting, held June 7-9 at the Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, and to enhance the minority medical student’s professional network
within the vascular surgery specialty.
During the Vascular Annual Meeting, students will be able to attend scientific sessions and network with
leaders in the field. SVS will provide educational programming designed exclusively for students. Scholarship
recipients also will have the opportunity to participate in open and endovascular simulation training, a surgical
skills competition, and a vascular surgery jeopardy competition.
Mentoring Program [link to mentoring program description]
In an effort to further establish meaningful and productive relationships between the scholarship recipients and
minority vascular surgeon SVS members, recipients will be assigned a one-on-one mentor. Mentors will work
with the recipient prior to the Vascular Annual Meeting and throughout the following year. A networking event
with the SVS Diversity and Inclusion Committee and assigned mentors will be held at the 2012 Vascular
Annual Meeting.
The SVS grants a maximum of ten scholarships per year.
Financial Support
The SVS Minority Medical Student Travel Scholarship, in the amount of US $1,000, is to be used toward the
cost of registration, travel, housing, and subsistence during the period of the Vascular Annual Meeting and other
local or regional vascular meetings.
Please note scholarship recipients will need to confirm their attendance at the Vascular Annual Meeting Student
Scholarship Program each day in order to receive the travel funds. Funds will be reimbursed directly to the
applicant in July 2012.
Eligibility for Selection
To be eligible to apply for the travel scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:
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Be a medical student currently enrolled in medical school in the United States or Canada
Be part of a minority group based on ethnicity/race
Application Procedure
An application [link to form] must be submitted via email to the SVS Diversity and Inclusion Committee
(email: studentresident@vascularsociety.org). The Committee will determine the finalists. Decisions regarding
the scholarship will be emailed to applicants by early April.
Report to Committee
A report covering the experience should be prepared and forwarded to the SVS Diversity and Inclusion
Committee within three months of completion after attending the Vascular Annual Meeting. The report should
be one to two double-spaced typewritten pages and should summarize activities during the Vascular Annual
Meeting. Although factual statements of activities should be included, recipients are encouraged to place these
within an overall context of the impact on professional and personal development. Any publication of these
activities should acknowledge the SVS Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
For questions, email studentresident@vascularsociety.org or telephone 800-258-7188.
Minority Medical Student Mentoring Program
The purpose of the minority medical student mentoring program is to attract and retain diverse medical students
to the vascular surgery specialty.
Mentor’s Role
 Serve as a coach giving professional advice and facilitating connections
 Foster open exchange ideas and facilitate authentic communications
 Help develop scholarship recipients’ vision of his/her future
 To initiate contact with scholarship recipient and prepare for meetings/discussions
 Promote a high-level of confidentiality and trust
 Time commitment should average one hour per month at minimum
Scholarship Recipient’s Role
 To clarify career objectives for mentor feedback
 To demonstrate a commitment to the program
 To facilitate open exchange of ideas including feedback and guidance
 To develop objectives for meetings/discussions with mentors
 Promote a high-level of confidentiality and trust
 Time commitment should average one hour per month at minimum
Vascular surgeons interested in becoming mentors should email studentresident@vascularsociety.org.