<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/06-05/awards-for-surgery-team.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>06/05/2024 10:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Top Awards for Downstate Surgery Team at AVAS</title><sub-title/><description>The Downstate Department of Surgery’s iNSPIRe initiative was recently honored for its exceptional representation at the Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) 2024 Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, FL. </description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/06-05/_images/surgery-awards-group.jpeg" alt="Top Awards for Surgery"/></image><categories/></item>