The APDVS Medical Student Curriculum
Preface
This content was developed as part of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery’s (APDVS) medical student curriculum. Each chapter covers a key domain of vascular surgery pathology and treatment and is associated with an Audible Bleeding episode which you can access from the link embedded in the text.
This eBook would not have been possible without the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS), the guidance and resources of Dr. Sharif Ellozy and Dr. Adam Johnson, the Audible Bleeding Vascular Surgery Exam Prep project, and the Audible Bleeding Team. This project is the direct result of Dr. Chelsea Dorsey et al.’s medical education research (see below) and the work of the Society of Vascular Surgery’s Resident Student Outreach Committee (SVS RSOC).
Below, please see the two papers to understand the medical education need addressed by this eBook.
Editors: The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery and Ezra Schwartz.
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Disclosures
This is an publication of the APDVS and therefore we share the same conflicts of interest. That noted, this eBook is the product of voluntarily donated time. This work has no financial backing and is not-for-profit. We are not receiving any funding or benefits from outside resources referenced. We include resources we believe will benefit you, the learner.
Usage
This eBook is intended to be a medical student level, easily accessible review for vascular surgery rotations and general medical education. This eBook is paired with slide decks, pre- and post-reading questions and a teaching case produced by the APDVS in addition to podcast content produced by Audible Bleeding, a publication of the Society of Vascular Surgery.
We are also excited to include an open source annotations software called hypothes.is. By creating a Hypothes.is account, you will be able to creates notes in the eBook as you read. You can choose to make your notes private or public. As this eBook is a community-led initiative, please consider making your notes public if you feel they would benefit your peers or the editors of the book. Given the public nature of annotations, if you choose to post public notes, these annotations are regarded as contributions to the eBook and we expect readers and listeners to follow a Contributor Code of Conduct. We expect all participants, ourselves included, to maintain a safe space and behave professionally.
Thanks to the flexibility and accessibility afforded as an eBook, we can (and will) update the book with extreme ease. Updates may include but are not limited to: slide decks, new pre- and post-reading questions, and relevant Audible Bleeding podcast episodes. Please see the announcements page to stay up to date on developments.
This eBook is free to the public and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.
Additional Information
Please consider becoming a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery. Benefits include free access to the Journal of Vascular Surgery, mentorship and scholarship opportunities, and more! A variety of membership types exist, including those for medical students, general surgery residents, and integrated vascular trainees.
Visit the ChooseVascular website to learn why we chose vascular surgery and determine if you wish to choose vascular too! This site is complete with a student resources page, and information to pair you with a vascular surgery mentor or a vascular surgery interest group, this website is a wonderful introduction the work and community of vascular surgery.
Comments, Questions or Contributions
Please visit our github page or send the APDVS an email.
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