Award Information
The Sawyer Award is a new award to trainees to:
1) be recognized for their outstanding abstract submission, and
2) network with members of the society with particular interest in mentoring.
Named in recognition of Past-President Robert Sawyer’s substantial and long-lasting commitment to mentoring surgical trainees in surgical infections research, this award reflects a core value of the SIS – the mentorship of future leaders in surgical infectious disease research.
- Award winner finalists will be notified simultaneously that their abstract was accepted and if they are a Sawyer award winner finalist.
- The award recipient will be expected to attend all aspects of the SIS Annual Meeting
- Recipients must complete a blogpost about their experience at the SIS Annual Meeting for the SIS website (Sisna.org).
- One individual will be chosen for this award each year.
Past Recipients
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Eligibility Criteria
- Residents or fellows who have completed at least two years of post-graduate training in a surgical discipline are eligible to apply.
- Recipients will not be eligible to receive another award from the society at the current meeting.
- Candidates must have an accepted abstract for the SIS Annual Meeting.
- Candidates must submit a one-page essay discussing their interest in surgery and career goals.
- Current curriculum vitae.
- 1 Letter of support from their Mentor/Sponsor.
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