SCCPDS Honors for Innovation in Education

Congratulation to David Ray Velez, founder of The Operative Review of Surgery and The Trauma ICU! For these programs, he was awarded the 2024 Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society (SCCPDS) award for innovation in education at the annual meeting in San Francisco, CA.

Per the SCCPDS: The award was created to recognize Program Directors, Faculty, or Fellows for development of innovative programs for education in Surgical Critical Care (SCC) or Acute Care Surgery (ACS). The award is intended to encourage excellence in the development of innovative educational programs and to to recognize meritorious program development that will enhance the education and training of SCC or ACS Fellows.

These programs have grown faster than we had ever hoped for. Within just the first few years we saw over 60 thousand users with over a half-million page views. It has been used across the entire United States and throughout the globe in over 150 countries. 

Velez: “I am honored and incredibly grateful to have received this award. First off, thank you to all the users. The countless words of encouragement and people contacting us to let us know how the programs have helped them makes it all worthwhile. Thank you to the entire O.R. and TICU teams and the dozens of other residents and physicians who have helped contribute to make these programs a success.”

As we continue to grow, we are always looking for help. If you have any ideas or want to join the program, simply reach out at: [email protected]

SCCPDS Award Page