Association of Program Directors in Surgery http://apds.org Tue, 15 May 2012 21:56:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 APDS Resident Paper Awards http://apds.org/2012/05/apds-resident-paper-awards/ http://apds.org/2012/05/apds-resident-paper-awards/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 19:42:14 +0000 rdyer http://apds.org/?p=1470 Read More]]> The Outstanding Resident Paper Award was established in 2012, to recognize excellence in resident driven education research.  To be eligible the presenter must currently be a general surgery resident or medical student.  Presentations are graded on the importance of the topic, methodology of the study, quality of the presentation and ability to respond to questions.  This year’s co-winners are Lisa Schlitzkus, MD, from East Carolina University for the paper “A Six Year Head-to-Head Comparison of Osteopathic and Allopathic Applicants to a University-Based, Allopathic General Surgery Residency” and Caroline Reinke, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the paper “Trimming the Fat:  Optimizing Overall Educational Value by Defining Factors Associated with Overall Educational Value and Service to Education Ratio”.

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]]> http://apds.org/2012/05/cme-forms/feed/ 0 New Forms and Features of the APDS Website! http://apds.org/2011/09/new-features-of-the-apds-website/ http://apds.org/2011/09/new-features-of-the-apds-website/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:04:38 +0000 rdyer http://apds.org/?p=702 Form for Available Residents!

Form for submitting residency, fellowship and professional jobs!

Online Abstract submission!

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The APDS and ASE are pleased to announce a collaborative program intended to increase innovative educational research and developmental activities between the organizations. Proposals will be solicited annually and reviewed by committees designated by the presidents of each society, to include the respective society liaisons.

]]> http://apds.org/2011/08/aseapds-collaborative-initiative/feed/ 0 Transplant Surgery Rotations Offer New Educational Resource for Residents http://apds.org/2011/08/transplant-surgery-rotations-offer-new-educational-resource-for-residents/ http://apds.org/2011/08/transplant-surgery-rotations-offer-new-educational-resource-for-residents/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:05:36 +0000 mdwood76 http://apds.org/?p=70 The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) invites all general surgery residents and program directors to take advantage of a new (and free) tool designed to enhance the educational experience on transplant rotations.

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