Sawyer Award
The Sawyer Award is a new award to trainees to:
- be recognized for their outstanding abstract submission, and
- 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.
2024 Sawyer Award Winner
Rebecca Meltzer
University of Chicago
Past Award Winners
Eligibility and 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.
Application Requirements:
- 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.
Award Acceptance:
- Finalists for the Sawyer award will be notified of their candidacy status prior to the meeting.
- The recipient will be asked to provide a brief statement about their meeting experience at the SIS Annual Meeting to be posted on the SIS website (sisna.org).
- One individual will be chosen for this award each year, and recognized during the Awards Banquet at the SIS Annual Meeting.