Invest in the Future

Invest in the Future

Announcements The AATS Graham Foundation Invest in the Future Every day, CT surgeons transform the lives of their patients around the world. Your sup...

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Announcements

The AATS Graham Foundation Invest in the Future Every day, CT surgeons transform the lives of their patients around the world. Your support is essential to ensure the future of our specialty and continue advancing global innovation in CT surgery. Please make a gift to the Graham Foundation or renew your commitment. Together, we can promote our specialty not only for the next generation of surgeons, but also the patients they serve. Learn more about individual and corporate/organizational giving opportunities. Visit the Graham Foundation Web site: www.aatsgra hamfoundation.org Contact the AATS Development Office: 978-252-2200, Ext. 544

review process, and award funding online prior to the July 1st deadline. The Third Andrew Morrow Research Scholarship provides research, training, and experience for North American surgeons committed to pursuing an academic career in cardiothoracic surgery. This two-year scholarship will run from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2020, and provides an annual $80,000 stipend to the host institution. Deadline: July 1, 2017 The Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship supports training of international surgeons with the potential for future thoracic surgical leadership. The fellowship will run from 2018-2019 and provide a stipend of $75,000 to help cover living and travel expenses for fellows while visiting North American medical centers. Deadline: July 1, 2017

July 2017 Deadlines There are two programs now open for application. Learn more about the eligibility requirements, application process,

For more information please go to: www.aats.org/AATS GrahamFoundation

The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

Controversies Debate We Are Ready for Competency-Based Cardiac Surgical Training Friday, June 25, 2017

WTSA 43rd Annual Meeting June 21-24, 2017 The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colorado

Breakfast Session* Losing Our Shirts: The Impact of Disruptive or Novel Technology on Our Livelihood Postgraduate Course Young Blood for Old Brains Tony Wyss-Coray, Stanford, CA Saturday, June 26, 2017

Visit the WTSA Web site at westernthoracic.org to:  Register by the Tuesday, May 16, 2017, Early Bird deadline, and avoid a $US100 increase in most registration fees;  Reserve your hotel room as soon as possible, as the block of rooms—or specific room types—may fill before the Saturday, May 20, 2017, housing deadline; and  Receive updates on the latest Annual Meeting scientific programming, venue activities, and local attractions.

C. Walton Lillehei Point/Counterpoint Session Ethics and End-of-Life Care SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Each registration includes access to Wednesday’s New Members/Welcome Reception, Thursday’s Samson Fun Run, Friday’s Wild Wild West Theme Dinner, and Saturday’s Family Luncheon and President’s Banquet. (Registered children, ages 5-18, have access to supervised Children’s Receptions during the New Members/Welcome Reception and President’s Banquet.) You may also supplement your Annual Meeting experience with these events:

Presidential Address The Seasons of a Thoracic Surgeon James I. Fann, Stanford, CA

 Friday’s Golf Tournament*  Friday’s Tennis Tournament* *Separate Registration Required

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery c Volume 153, Number 5

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