SAGES FOUNDATION AWARDS
SAGES Foundation – Barbara Berci Memorial Award
SAGES Foundation – Excellence in Medical Leadership
SAGES Foundation – Dr. Margrét Oddsdóttir Traveling Fellowship
For any questions regarding SAGES Foundation awards, please email Colleen Elkins, Foundation Executive Director at [email protected]. We encourage your participation in this process so we may recognize those who have made meaningful contributions to the field of endoscopic surgery and to the SAGES Foundation mission.
SAGES AWARD INFORMATION
Annually, SAGES offers eleven (11) major awards and four (4) scholarships that recognize excellence in surgical innovation, education, research, leadership, and advocacy. While all awards are open to nominations from SAGES Board and committee members, seven (7) of the major awards also welcome nominations from the general membership.
Submitted nominations will be reviewed by the Awards Committee, which will select a slate of recommended recipients during its Fall Committee meeting. The slate will then be presented to the SAGES Board of Governors for ratification at the Fall Board Meeting. Awardees will be notified in December and asked to submit additional materials at that time. All recipients will be formally recognized during the SAGES Annual Meeting in March.
Nominations Open to SAGES Leadership (Officers, Board, and Committee Members):
Researcher in Training
Early Career Faculty Researcher
Jeffrey Ponsky Master Educator
Distinguished Service
Nominations Open to Any SAGES Member:
IRCAD Visiting Fellowship
Social Justice and Health Equity
Kenneth Forde Excellence in Humanistic Clinical Care Award
Excellence in Community Surgery
International Ambassador
Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy
George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award In Endoscopic Surgery
Scholarships listed below require the submission of an application:
For any questions regarding SAGES awards, please email Loren Hamilton at [email protected]. We encourage your participation in this process so we may recognize those who have made meaningful contributions to the field of endoscopic surgery and to the SAGES mission.