Postgraduate Courses

All Postgraduate (PG) Courses (Didactic and Skills) are ticketed and require a separate fee in addition to registering for the meeting (required). Participation is limited and seats are filled on a first-come, first-processed basis. Note: No refund requests for PG Course fees will be accepted after September 29, 2023.

Most of the Postgraduate Courses will have two parts. Part 1 will consist of virtual study materials provided to registrants prior to the Part 2 in-person course presented onsite. A few Postgraduate Courses will use a three-part model that includes an additional follow-up video conference session with live interaction among faculty and learners several weeks after the Clinical Congress. The use of Part 3 in 2023 will be limited to the courses for which this approach proved valuable to faculty and learners in 2022.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for PG Courses may be claimed after completing all requisite parts of a course. To claim CME Credits, participants must complete the course evaluation, complete the global evaluation, and attest to having completed each required component of the course.

Course Listings

View listings for the Didactic and Skills Courses available at Clinical Congress 2023. On these pages, you will find course descriptions, date and time, chairs, and fees.

Didactic Courses Skills Courses

Postgraduate Course Fee Categories

Fellow/Associate Fellow	A surgeon who is a Fellow or Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Guest Physician	A practicing physician who is not currently a member of the ACS
Resident	Any verified resident. Registering for Clinical Congress grants automatic membership to verified residents and medical students.

ACS System for Verification of Knowledge and Skills

The ACS Board of Regents has approved a five-level model for verification and documentation of knowledge and skills by the Division of Education, following participation in the educational programs of the College. This model provides a framework for designing and implementing educational courses based on principles of contemporary surgical education and permits a provision of appropriate documentation to the attendees. The courses offered at Clinical Congress have been assigned verification levels of I, II, or III, based on the requirements for each level.

Level	Verification of	Requirement(s)
Level I	Attendance	Affirmation of attendance/course ticket and course evaluation
Level II	Satisfactory completion of course objectives	Use of pre- and posttest* and course evaluation
Level III	Knowledge and skills	Formal assessment through pre- and posttest* and skills report card; and course evaluation
Level IV	Preceptor experience	Not available at Clinical Congress
Level V	Satisfactory patient outcomes	Not available at Clinical Congress
* A passing score of 75 percent or higher is required on the posttest.

All Postgraduate Courses with a designated verification level of II and III have a self-assessment component. All requirements of these Postgraduate Courses must be completed in order to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and count for Self-Assessment Credit toward Part 2 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. For American Board of Surgery (ABS) Diplomates, the MOC Part 2 requirement applies to those who have not yet completed the first ABS Continuous Certification Program Assessment Exam.