TY - JOUR
T1 - Twentieth anniversary of American Vascular Association/Lifeline Foundation
T2 - A celebration
AU - Pearce, William H.
AU - Mannick, John A.
AU - Clowes, Alexander W.
AU - Yao, James S.T.
N1 - Funding Information:
In May 1993, the logo of the Lifeline Foundation, designed by Dr Ernst, was adopted under President Eugene Strandness. During the summer of 1993, the officers of the foundation requested support from the regional societies. The regional societies were supportive and provided funds ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. From 1991 to 1996, Dr Ronald Stoney was the executive director. In 1994, the mission of the Lifeline Foundation was formalized to support research and education in vascular disease by:
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - The American Vascular Association/Lifeline Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This remarkable two-decade journey represents a cumulative effort by the leaders and members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). For the historical record, we would like to chart the sequence of events leading to various programs. In 1986, the Executive Council of SVS approved the formation of an Education/Research Foundation, from which the Lifeline Foundation evolved, with the mission to support the career development of young research-oriented vascular surgeons. Since that time, Lifeline has awarded 141 Student Fellowships, 21 Wylie Traveling Fellowships, 17 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development (K08) Awards, and three Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development (K23) Awards. In 2001, the American Vascular Association (AVA) was established under the aegis of American Association for Vascular Surgery (formerly International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery-North American Chapter). In 2004, with the merger of the SVS and the American Association of Vascular Surgery into a single entity (SVS), Lifeline and the AVA merged into a single foundation, the AVA. As AVA/Lifeline is poised to launch a campaign for an endowment fund, we hope this report will let the members of the SVS know what has been accomplished, what we plan to do, and, most importantly, what we need to do in the future.
AB - The American Vascular Association/Lifeline Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This remarkable two-decade journey represents a cumulative effort by the leaders and members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). For the historical record, we would like to chart the sequence of events leading to various programs. In 1986, the Executive Council of SVS approved the formation of an Education/Research Foundation, from which the Lifeline Foundation evolved, with the mission to support the career development of young research-oriented vascular surgeons. Since that time, Lifeline has awarded 141 Student Fellowships, 21 Wylie Traveling Fellowships, 17 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development (K08) Awards, and three Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development (K23) Awards. In 2001, the American Vascular Association (AVA) was established under the aegis of American Association for Vascular Surgery (formerly International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery-North American Chapter). In 2004, with the merger of the SVS and the American Association of Vascular Surgery into a single entity (SVS), Lifeline and the AVA merged into a single foundation, the AVA. As AVA/Lifeline is poised to launch a campaign for an endowment fund, we hope this report will let the members of the SVS know what has been accomplished, what we plan to do, and, most importantly, what we need to do in the future.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 18440184
AN - SCOPUS:44349122296
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 47
SP - 1351
EP - 1355
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
IS - 6
ER -