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Unmasking Struggles with Mental Health

Unmasking Struggles with Mental Health

Surgeons share firsthand stories about overcoming depression and suicide risk while pushing a culture shift toward openness and early intervention.

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Registration is now open for the 2026 ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit: February 28-March 3 in Washington, DC!
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Call for abstracts is now open. Please review submission guidelines and submit your abstract by March 9, 2026.
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CPT 2026 Delivers Important Coding Changes for General Surgery and Related Specialties
Learn about the CPT 2026 coding changes that are relevant to general surgery, including updates to endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.
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Submissions for History-Based Young Surgeons Essay Competition Are Due January 12
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Submissions for History-Based Young Surgeons Essay Competition Are Due January 12

Submit a scholarly essay on surgical history for the ACS Young Surgeons Essay Competition; entries are due January 12.
ACS Regent Dr. Gary Timmerman Describes His Path to Becoming a Chair
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ACS Regent Dr. Gary Timmerman Describes His Path to Becoming a Chair

From rural South Dakota to national advocacy, Dr. Gary Timmerman, shares how leadership and access shape surgical care.
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Surgical Readings

Dr. Greene talks with Vishal R. Patel, MD, MPH, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, about a recent article on Mortality Among US Surgeons.
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Register for the ACS Surgical Simulation Summit, the premier international, multi-professional event dedicated to advancing surgical simulation.

Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation

Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation

Registration for the 2026 Meeting, March 10–11 at ACS Headquarters in Chicago, is now open.
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Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference

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