2021 Meeting of the Virgina Mason Surgical Association

Thursday, September 16, 2021, 7:00 PM - Saturday, September 18, 2021, 4:00 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

Meet on September 16th: The Virginia Mason Surgical Association's welcome event will be hosted by Dr. John Ryan and takes place at Corvus and Co. on Thursday evening, September 16, 2021 from 7pm - 10pm.  
Free drinks and nibbles for all our members and guests. Corvus and Co. is located at 601 Broadway E, on Capitol Hill at the corner of Broadway and Mercer.

Registration:  Fees are set to only cover the event costs including conference food and beverage and the Saturday Night Celebratory Social.

$275 Member    
$400 Member + Guest

Each Member receives:

• VMSA tie or scarf (select at check-out)
• VMSA mask

Featured speakers include:

Dr. R. Lawrence Moss, President and CEO of the Nemours Foundation, one of the largest children’s Health Systems in the country, and 1996 VMMC surgical chief resident. 

Dr. Kathleen Neuzil is the Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which recently announced a seven-year $200 million contract with the NIH. She has worked on the Zika and Ebola pathogens, and is a central player in the domestic and global response to COVID. 

Dr. Ronald Maier, Surgeon-in-Chief at Harborview Medical Center, Vice-Chair of Surgery at the UW and President of the ACS, and teacher to generations of VM residents.

Dr. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center (tentatively scheduled).  His book “Remarkable Care, Innovative Leadership;  100 Years of Virginia Mason 1920-2020” will be available for purchase at a nominal fee. 

Dr. Kim Shrier, United States Representative from Washington’s 8th district (which includes Issaquah, Ellensburg, Leavenworth, Wenatchee and Chelan).  She is also a board-certified pediatrician formerly employed at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Dr. John Ryan will describe the "100 Year History of Surgery at Virginia Mason".

The program will also include talks and symposiums on:

• Academic Medicine:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• How to Change Careers, by those who have actually pulled it off
• Finding the Perfect Job
• Status Report on the VM Graduate, based on Survey Responses
• And of course, Best Case of 2018-2021 competition
  

The celebratory social on Saturday, September 18 will feature the storied Sunset Club, where you will be entertained by a symposium on “Humor in Medicine: Part II”.   Please have your stories ready! 

Please contact Mary Paul Stewart of Virginia Mason Continuing Medical Education at (206) 341-0567 if you require assistance with registration.

Click the "Register" button at the top of this page to register today!  Please contact Mary Paul Stewart in Continuing Medical Education if she may assist you in the registration process. Call (206) 341-0567 or email [email protected]

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity is not accredited.

Parking: Parking is not included with registration. Virginia Mason's downtown parking facilities are limited and reserved for patients, therefore we offer this map of public lots with walking routes to the Lindeman Pavilion.

Public transportation: Metro Bus routes serving the First Hill neighborhood include 2, 10, 12, 60, 193, and 303. Please consult the Metro Trip Planner for route information and schedules.

Non-Physician Attendance (10.00 hours)