Awards

SAGES has nine (9) major awards, five of which are open for nomination from the general membership, and four are open for nomination from SAGES Leadership. Four scholarships are also available.

Nomination forms will be reviewed by the Awards Committee and winners will be selected at the SAGES Awards Committee meeting during the ACS Clinical Congress in October/November. The Committee will recommend recipients to the Board of Governors. Awards will then be bestowed upon the recipients during the SAGES Annual Meeting the following year.

We encourage you to submit your nomination online by logging in to your SAGES account and selecting one of the links below. Due date to submit nomination is by Friday, September 22, 2017.   For any questions, please e-mail Jillian Kelly in the SAGES office. We hope that you participate in this process so that we may honor those who have contributed a great deal to endoscopic surgery and to SAGES.

Awards open for general nomination from any member:

• George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award In Endoscopic Surgery
• Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy
• Arnold P. Gold Foundation – SAGES Excellence in Humanistic Clinical Care Award
• International Ambassador
• IRCAD Visiting Fellowship

SAGES Leadership (Officers, Board, and Committee Members) may nominate for the following awards:

• Distinguished Service
• Young Researcher
• Researcher in Training
• SAGES Foundation – Jeffrey Ponsky Master Educator

Scholarships listed below are also available; interested parties must submit an application:

• SAGES Foundation – Excellence in Medical Leadership
• The Brandeis Scholarship
• Advocacy Summit
• SAGES Foundation – Dr. Margrét Oddsdóttir Traveling Fellowship