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Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery
At present, the American College of Surgeons has established
twelve Advisory Councils: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Colon and Rectal
Surgery, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Neurological
Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology,
Pediatric Surgery, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Urology,
and Vascular Surgery. The Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic
Surgery consists of representatives from the Board of Regents,
four specialty societies: American Association for Thoracic Surgery;
Society of Thoracic Surgeons; Southern Thoracic Surgical Society;
and Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, as well as two representatives
from the Board of Governors and a representative from the American
Board of Thoracic Surgery. The Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic
Surgery is a committee of the Board of Regents and has been assigned
the following functions:
- To serve as a liaison in the communication of information
to and from Cardiothoracic Surgery societies and the Board of
Regents.
- To advise the Board of Regents on policy matters and policy
formations relating to Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- To discuss matters which the Advisory Council wishes presented
to the Board of Regents or other appropriate College Department
or Committee.
- To nominate Fellows from Cardiothoracic Surgery to serve
on College committees and other committees and organizations.
- To provide Cardiothoracic Surgery input into the development
of general as well as the specialty sessions, including Postgraduate
Courses, for the College's Clinical Congress.
Within the past several years, with the support of the College's
Board of Regents, the Advisory Council has begun to serve an
expanded role within the College. The responsibility of serving
as a conduit of communication between the College and Cardiothoracic
Surgery has been targeted as crucial, particularly as the practice
of surgery is facing changes and uncertainty under the managed
care environment.
The Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery is interested
in hearing your concerns and suggestions. You may forward your
comments to the Council's staff liaison at mpeterson@facs.org.
Online April 6, 1999
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