{"id":2993,"date":"2009-09-30T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/thoracic-surgeons-directors-association-renames-award-to-honor-wilcox\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:16:05","slug":"thoracic-surgeons-directors-association-renames-award-to-honor-wilcox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/thoracic-surgeons-directors-association-renames-award-to-honor-wilcox\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoracic Surgeons Directors Association Renames Award to Honor Wilcox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- description --> <\/p>\n<p class='lead'>The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association has renamed its Resident Award the Benson Wilcox Award for Best Resident Paper in honor of former TSDA president, Dr. Benson R. Wilcox. The award is presented annually at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting for the best scientific abstract submitted by a cardiothoracic surgery resident. Dr. Wilcox was instrumental in establishing TSDA and drafting the association\u2019s Bylaws. A leader in cardiothoracic surgery education, Dr. Wilcox was TSDA\u2019s first secretary\/treasurer from 1977-1980. He also served as president-elect from 1983-1984 and as president from 1985-1986. TSDA remains committed to Dr. Wilcox\u2019s goal to improve cardiothoracic surgery education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association has renamed its Resident Award the Benson Wilcox Award for Best Resident Paper in honor of former TSDA president, Dr. Benson R. Wilcox. The award is presented annually at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting for the best scientific abstract submitted by a cardiothoracic surgery resident. Dr. Wilcox was instrumental in establishing TSDA and drafting the association\u2019s Bylaws. A leader in cardiothoracic surgery education, Dr. Wilcox was TSDA\u2019s first secretary\/treasurer from 1977-1980. He also served as president-elect from 1983-1984 and as president from 1985-1986. 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