This Week @ ACFAS

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December 27, 2023

Holiday Office Closure

The ACFAS office will be closed on Monday, January 1 in observance of the holiday. Happy New Year to our members and their families!

2024 DEI Scholarships Recipients

The ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarships will help five fortunate resident members of ACFAS with a check for $1,500 to offset travel costs to the ACFAS 2024 Annual Scientific Conference in Tampa, and a complimentary conference registration. We are thrilled to announce the recipients:

Neilda Erickson, DPM - Saint Vincent Hospital, Boston, MA
Isana Fils-Aime, DPM - Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Niral A. Patel, DPM - Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Shalvi Prasad, DPM - DVA - New Mexico Healthcare System, Albuquerque, NM
Patrick M. Robinson, DPM - Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, TX

Congratulations to this year’s winners and thank you to PICA for their generous support of the ACFAS DEI Scholarship program.

2024 ACFAS Honors and Awards Ceremony

Celebrate your colleagues! Join us to congratulate winners of the Manuscript, Poster, Honor, and Merit Awards at the ACFAS Honors and Awards Ceremony during the Annual Scientific Conference on Friday, February 2.

The year’s best research will be recognized, new Fellows will be presented their College keys, and the 2024-25 Board of Directors will be introduced with remarks from incoming ACFAS President, George T. Liu, DPM, FACFAS.

Hands-On Education for Residents

Train in cutting-edge techniques from renowned faculty at Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery for DPMs April 13-14 in Columbus, Ohio

Join co-chairs Lawrence Ford, DPM, FACFAS; Johanna Richey, DPM, FACFAS; and expert faculty for hands-on lab time in the AO skills lab, reality-based lectures, interactive case discussions, and decision-making scenarios.

Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery for DPMs is jointly provided by ACFAS and AO North America. Learn more and register today.

Region Support for ACFAS 2024 Presenters

Don’t miss your chance to request financial support! Local ACFAS Regions are offering assistance to a select number of students, residents and post graduate fellows presenting an accepted poster or manuscript at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference.

If you’ve submitted a poster or manuscript that is accepted for presentation at ACFAS 2024 and are interested in applying for funding from your local Region, please submit an application for support to your local Region officer by Tuesday, January 2. Poster submitters are potentially eligible for $250, and manuscript presenters are potentially eligible for $500. The number of grants available varies by Region.

Full rules for acceptance and distribution of funds can be found on the application form.