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APDS will be holding an educational program during the virtual ACS Virtual Clinical Congress on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 3:00 pm – 4:55 pm CST.  You can register online here. 3:00 pm  Opening Remarks – Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH, Read More

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee has worked over the past year to advance understanding of the value of diversity in our training programs and institutions. We must build inclusive programs in order to recruit and retain under-represented minorities. Ultimately, we Read More

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The current pandemic poses significant challenges for program directors as they continue to educate surgery residents and ensure their safety in the workplace.  In response, the APDS has compiled some useful resources and links for program directors and education staff.  Read More

Dear APDS Members: The Association of Program Directors in Surgery is aware of the disruption that the Coronavirus outbreak has had on the interview process of many fellowship applications.  While individual programs and specialty societies ultimately control the fellowship application Read More

APDS Research & Education Fund Limited Project Grant on the topic of: “Develop and assess virtual platforms for skill development (technical and non-technical)” RFP Deadline Thursday, January 27th, 2022 at 11:59pm EST Download RFP Application here

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At the request of numerous APDS members, the Research committee reviewed the timeline of the Tools of the Trade competition.  The current timeline gives members approximately 6 months from topic announcement to submitted abstract.  We agree with those members that Read More