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About SUS

The mission of the Society of University Surgeons Foundation (SUSF) is to promote academic surgery through the support of surgical science and education. By fostering the activities of the SUSF, enhanced quality and advancements in surgical care will be realized for all

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Now Open!

The SUS Foundation is now seeking nominations for the Board of Directors! Strong leadership within the SUS Foundation is critical to ensuring continued success in our dedication to supporting and advancing leaders in academic surgery through educational and scientific research activities and opportunities.

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available awards

Early Stage Investigator

Early Stage Investigator Research Award

The SUS Early Stage Investigator Research Award is intended for surgical faculty members in the United States or Canada in any surgical disciplines to support their research in the basic, clinical/outcomes, or translational surgical sciences.

Stepstone Fellowship

This annual fellowship will provide qualified recipients the opportunity to travel to an institution for a period of one week for an in-depth experience in surgical science and/or leadership with their location and national leaders.

SUS Global Surgery Scholar

This Global Surgery Scholar Award provides SUS members involved in AGS with the opportunity to serve as a Visiting Grand Rounds Speaker at hosting U.S. academic institutions.

Resident Research Scholar

The Resident Research Scholar Award is sponsored by Karl Storz and is intended for residents in any of the surgical disciplines who are doing research in Digital Technology in the OR or Augmentation (Artificial Intelligence in the OR).

George P. Yang URiM Award

The George P. Yang Award is named in honor of past President, George P. Yang, MD, PhD. The Early Stage Investigator Award is for underrepresented academic surgeons in medicine.

Help Us Make a Difference

By supporting the SUSF, your generous gifts will assure that only the best is good enough – whether you are on the receiving end as a patient or as a surgeon providing patient care. The SUSF wants to look back retrospectively in 20, 30, or 50 years with pride and say, “we maintained our preeminence as the world surgical leaders because we enabled research and provided educational opportunities that kept us in the forefront.”

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