Department of Surgery

Mark Byrne Elected Vice-President of the Association of Vascular Surgery Coordinators

Congratulations to Mark Byrne, our Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program Manager, who was elected Vice-President of the Association of Vascular Surgery Coordinators (AVSC).

The AVSC provides a forum for the interchange of ideas and information relating to the education of vascular surgery fellows and integrated vascular residents; assists in the identification and solution of educational and administrative problems that may arise in the conduct of vascular surgery residency and fellowship programs; advocate for resident education in the various professional agencies, boards, councils, and committees that influence the specialty of vascular surgery; and represent the coordinators of vascular surgery residencies and fellowships approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).                             

Mark will serve a two-year term as Vice-President/President-Elect, will become President in spring of 2019 for two years, and will then hold the position as past-president for one year. Mark also serves on the AVSC steering committee.