Catergories & Costs

SRGS covers the entire field of general surgery over a three-year period. Eight issues are published within a subscription year. Subscriptions cannot be back dated; however, back issues are available for sale. Multiyear subscription packages are not available.

An accredited CME program is available to SRGS subscribers. As of October 1, 2010, the CME program is part of an annual subscription to SRGS Connect Online Practicing Surgeon and SRGS Connect Online Premium. If you are not an online subscriber, you must purchase the CME option for an additional $110 when ordering your subscription. CME is not available with institutional subscriptions or single-issue purchase.

After reviewing formats and types of subscriptions, please click on Place an Order above to start your subscription.

Print edition

	ACS Member US	ACS Member Intl.	Nonmember US	Nonmember Intl.
Print Edition
Individual	$345	$480	$410	$530
Institutional	Not available		$799	$899
Resident*	$285	$420	$340	$460
Online and print/online subscription prices are listed below.

Depending on when your order was placed, your subscription typically starts with the next issue. Expect your first issue to arrive within six weeks.
A perfect bound, 8.5x11-in. printed publication delivered by mail or UPS.
A topic-specific overview of 100–125 articles from top medical journals.
12–18 full-text reprints.
A self-assessment quiz is contained in each issue, but you must complete the test online. To earn CME credit, you must subscribe to the optional CME program.
Cannot be shared or copied for distribution to others.

* Non-ACS resident members must submit proof of residency from program administrator.

Online Subscriptions

SRGS Connect for Practicing Surgeons (SRGS Connect PS)—without article reprints (includes CME program).
SRGS Connect Premium for Practicing Surgeons—with article reprints (includes CME program).
SRGS Connect Resident: Link to information about SRGS Connect for residency programs and individual residents.

	ACS Member		Nonmember
SRGS Online
	SRGS Connect PS	SRGS Connect Premium	SRGS Connect PS	SRGS Connect Premium
Single, practicing surgeon	$330	$390	$395	$455
Single, practicing surgeon, plus print copy	$500	$560	$600	$660
Institutional	Not available		$699	$799
Institutional, plus print copy	Not available		$1099	$1199

Your subscription starts with the current issue.
A username and password sent to you by email provides login information.
An email alert lets you know when a new issue has been posted.
Access to the current issue before the print and CD-ROM formats are mailed.
A topic-specific overview of 100–125 articles from top medical journals.
12–18 full-text reprints (SRGS Premium only).
The overview can be downloaded for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others. The reprints that come with SRGS Connect Premium cannot be printed, copied, or distributed to others.
Includes access to self-assessment quiz, where CME credit can be earned.
The archive of the complete cycle of SRGS topics.
Sharing SRGS Connect login information is strictly prohibited. Files cannot be shared over a computer network.

CD-ROM

	ACS Member US	ACS Member Intl.	Nonmember US	Nonmember Intl.
CD-ROM
Individual	$295	$370	$350	$405
Institutional	Not available		$749	$849
Resident *	$255	$330	$310	$365

Depending on when your order was placed, your subscription typically starts with the next issue. Expect your first issue to arrive within six weeks.
A CD-ROM is delivered through the mail or UPS.
A topic-specific overview of 100–125 articles from top medical journals.
12–18 full-text reprints.
A self-assessment quiz is contained in each issue, but you must complete the test online. To earn CME credit, you must subscribe to the optional CME program.
Access to volume archive.
Keyword search capability across issues in a volume.
The overview can be downloaded for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others. The reprints cannot be printed or copied.

* Non-ACS resident members must submit proof of residency from program administrator.

CME

SRGS CME Program

The SRGS CME program costs $110 in addition to the price of a print or CD-ROM subscription. It is included with the price of a subscription to SRGS Connect Online.
You can start CME at any time during your subscription; however, your CME subscription cannot be back dated to earn credit for tests published before your CME start date.
CME is not available with institutional subscriptions or single-issue purchase.

Back Issues

Single issues are based on availability; contact srgs@facs.org. CME credit is not available with the purchase of back issues. To order back issues, download the back issue order form (160K PDF).

	Current subscriber	Nonsubscriber
Single back issue–print	$35/issue	$70/issue

TYPES

Please select the type of subscription that best suits your needs. Copying or distributing the contents of SRGS is prohibited.

Individual/Single: A personal subscription to any format for an individual who resides within the United States. Individual subscriptions should not be shared.

Institutional/Multiuse: Institutional subscriptions are intended for multiple users from a single access point, such as a library, group practice, university, or hospital. We do not provide institutional subscribers with IP address access. Depending on your format type, only one print copy, one CD, or one username and password is distributed. Individuals using an institutional/multiuse subscription are not eligible to earn CME credit.

Resident: Residents enrolled in approved surgical residency programs and surgeons in a surgical research or fellowship program are eligible for reduced-cost subscriptions. To subscribe at the resident rate, you must submit proof of residency with your order form (typically a letter from your program administrator). ACS resident members do NOT need to submit proof.

Group: Reduced rates are offered for 3 or more individual subscriptions billed and shipped to the same address. Contact customer service at 800-631-0033 to take advantage of the group subscription rate.

International: All formats mailed outside of the United States.

Surgeons in service to the world in need: A limited number of free, SRGS Connect Online subscriptions are available to surgeons working as missionaries or in other capacities in impoverished countries outside of the United States. To qualify, please e-mail a letter to lfeilen@facs.org explaining your mission.

Questions? E-mail srgs@facs.org or call 800-631-0033.

Revised April 21, 2011