Assoc of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

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Meet the May PD of the Month, Sashi K. Inkollu, MD! Read more: https://t.co/0OYw3ySApO

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Congratulations to the incoming 2026-2028 President-Elect, Gabriela Velazquez, MD.

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Congratulations to the 2026-2028 Councilor-at-Large, Jonathan Cardella, MD!

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Hot off the press: Fill out your EPAs! Starting in 2029, trainees will be required to submit their EPA data to sit for the Qualifying Exam.

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Hot off the press: Changes to ACGME requirements to 12 months of core surgery for integrated Vascular Surgery Residency!

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During her Presidential address, Dr. @ColemanDM_vasc shares her strategic vision for the future of the field. "We need to make it easier to be a Program Director."
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Dr. @ColemanDM_vasc kicks off the APDVS Business Meeting with announcement of new Vascular Surgery training programs!
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Dr. @ColemanDM_vasc introduces the inaugural Robyn Macsata Lecture to honor the legacy of Dr. Macsata, given by Dr. Patricia Turner.
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Why do you think AI is the future of mentorship in vascular surgery? AI has the ability to pool the experience of multiple experts & create a standardized specific feedback statement to residents. This will ensure all trainees in the US & other countries get valuable feedback.

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Winner of the APDVS26 #VascuPitch, Keenan Gibson! PGY4 from @ucdavis. Read below on his proposal for AI surgical mentorship!

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How do you plan to implement the funds you obtained from VascuPitch? With this funding we will purchase video equipment, travel to vascular meetings to have trainees perform surgical tasks on 3D printed simulators & build an AI model that can recognize components of the procedure

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Update from the 2025 VascuPitch winner, Karan Chawla, MD! @LoyolaVascular #OpLog

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Pitch #3: Use of AI for Feedback from UWisconsin!
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Pitch #2 from Yale University! Endoblueprint, Use of AI for Endovascular Case Planning.

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First pitch is underway! Surgmentor AI from @ucdavis
Let the games begin!

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APDVS getting started with the VascuPitch competition! #APDVS26

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Friday can’t come soon enough! 🙌 Looking forward to being back together for APDVS26!

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Registration is now open for APDVS26! Housing and full details can be found at https://t.co/5x9VW5OyLM