Scholarship For International Physicians: SIR Annual Scientific Meeting
The Society of Interventional Radiology international scholarship program is intended to enable physicians within 10 years of completion of training who are practicing outside North America an opportunity to attend the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. The objective is to offer physicians from other nations a chance to train and learn in the hope that they can return to teach and enhance patient care. The SIR International Scholarship Program strives to foster professional networking through meeting participation, focused programming, and optional visiting observerships before or after the Annual Scientific Meeting. It will build key relationships with future international interventional radiology leaders, educate the U.S. membership, strengthen the developing international interventional radiology movement, build the leadership base among partnered international societies, and enhance the educational experience for international and U.S. physicians. Online applications are currently being accepted. The application deadline is Nov. 14.
Funding
The International Scholarship Program is funded through generous unrestricted educational grants from our corporate partners. If you wish to support the SIR International Scholarship Program, please contact Beth Allgaier, director of corporate relations.
Goals
The number of scholarships awarded annually will be based on merit and available funds. The goal for 2013 is to be able to fund up to 18 international visiting scholars at $2,000 each. The grant is intended to defray, but not fully cover, direct expenses incurred.
Annual Scientific Meeting Attendance
The purpose of the grant is to help partially defray the direct costs of attendance at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting attendance, such as registration, hands-on course fees, special programming, airfare and hotel expenses. The International Visiting Scholar must secure funding to cover a portion of their expenses. SIR will provide a list of suggestions for local travel agencies, translation services, etc., but will not directly support or engage in travel planning. During the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, the international visiting scholars will receive a chance to meet the President and other SIR leaders. During the International Scholars Educational Event, each scholar will be presented with a Scholarship Certificate. Attendance at this Educational Event is required. The International Scholars Educational Event will take place during the Annual Scientific Meeting. Additionally, scholars will be recognized on the SIR website, on signage at the meeting and via other communication vehicles. We will offer a local mediapress release for each scholar’s national society and hospital to build recognition in the local media market. Upon completion of the Annual Scientific Meeting, scholars will be required to submit a short essay about their experience. Once that final essay is submitted, SIR will send out the scholarship payment. We will endeavor to provide an optimal educational experience. We will invite affiliated international society members and leaders to help host scholar groups. Finally, each scholar will receive one-year of complimentary SIR membership dues, which includes a subscription to the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
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