AATS Member for a Day Program

Medical students, early career surgeons, and physician scientists can network and build relationships within the cardiothoracic surgical community while gaining insight into the specialty through the AATS Member for a Day Program. Up to 30 candidates will be selected to accompany an AATS Member Mentor during portions of the AATS Annual Meeting.

Program Overview

The 2019 Member for a Day Program will take place at the AATS 99th Annual Meeting in Toronto, from May 4-7, 2019. Awardees will receive complimentary “all access” registration to the scientific sessions at the Annual Meeting, including the AATS Member for a Day Saturday Evening Session, the AATS/TSRA Resident Luncheon, and various social events.

Eligibility

North American medical students, general surgery residents, up to third year cardiothoracic surgery residents (I-6), and physician scientists may apply for this program if they meet the following criteria:

• Medical student candidates must be currently enrolled in either an LCME-accredited medical school in the United States or a CACMS-accredited medical school in Canada.
• General Surgical and/or Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery resident candidates must be currently enrolled in either an ACGMR-accredited surgery residency program in the United States or a RCPSC accredited surgery residency program in Canada.
• Integrated (I-6) Cardiothoracic Surgery residents must be in their first through third clinical years.
• Physician scientists must be members of the APSA.

Benefits and Requirements

Successful candidates will receive complimentary hotel accommodations for a minimum of three and a maximum of four nights in an AATS Annual Meeting hotel. Additionally, at the conclusion of the meeting, each awardee will receive a $250 USD stipend from the AATS to offset the cost of meals, and an additional stipend of up to $500 to offset the cost of travel.

This stipend is contingent upon attendance at the Member for a Day session from 6 - 8 PM on Saturday of the AATS Annual Meeting, and submission of a report and evaluation of their experience to the Association within two weeks of the AATS Annual Meeting.

Application Guidelines

No more than one candidate per training level will be selected from each institution. Applications must include:

• A letter of support from an or a faculty member at a candidate’s institution;
• A one-page outline from the applicant stating what he/she expects to gain from participating in the program, and an indication of which sub-specialty of cardiothoracic surgery is of interest.