Realize the Potential of Your Profession 100 Years, 100 Reasons to Join Learn More Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery 5 New Modules Released Learn more New ACS Statement Trauma Center Designation Based upon System Need Learn more March 13–14, Chicago, IL AEI Consortium Meeting Learn More Member Services Membership in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is an integral part of your profession. Whether you're still in training, or at the peak of your career, our top priority is providing value for you, our members—at every step. Quality Programs Improving the quality of surgical care leads to greater access for patients, fewer complications and better outcomes, thus lowering the cost of care. Our quality improvement programs have improved quality in trauma and cancer care, bariatric surgery, and in overall surgical care. Education Educating and training surgeons remains integral across the entire spectrum of College activities. Rely on the ACS to be your premier source for surgical education and take advantage of a wide variety of resources appropriate for your learning needs. Advocacy ACS advocacy activities at the federal and state level represent the interests of you, the practicing surgeon, and your patients. We encourage all surgeons to get involved in advocacy matters. Take action. Protect your patients and your profession. 100 Reasons to Join Why choose FACS? For 100 years, ACS has been helping surgeons realize the potential of their profession from residency to retirement. Find out how. Learn more Realize the Potential: Dr. Berian Surgical resident Julia Berian, MD discusses her research work as part of the ACS Clinical Scholars program, and highlights the value in the rich data that comes out of the College’s robust databases. She emphasizes that being involved in a national organization of surgeons is a valuable opportunity for young surgeons like herself. Learn More ACS Issues Safety Advisory Don’t feed peanuts to infants and young children. The American College of Surgeons released a safety advisory in response to recent news coverage of a scientific article published February 26, 2015, in the New England Journal of Medicine on peanut consumption on infants at risk for a peanut allergy. Learn more Save the Date Save the date for the 2015 Clinical Congress October 4–8 in Chicago, IL. We have a wide range of topics of interest to surgeons. Learn about our cutting-edge Clinical Congress educational opportunities to address the knowledge, skills, and professional attributes necessary for delivery of surgical care of the highest quality. Learn More New Study: ACS NSQIP® Participating Hospitals Significantly Improve Their Surgical Outcomes Over Time A February 27 study in Annals of Surgery finds majority of ACS NSQIP hospitals improve and improvement continues with each year of participation. Read more Register Now The 2015 ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit, April 18–21, in Washington, DC is a dual meeting that offers volunteer leaders and advocates educational sessions focused on the tools needed to be an effective leader and an interactive advocacy training and coordinated visits to DC congressional offices. Early-bird registration closes March 5. Register Today News Updates ACS Issues Safety Advisory to Not Feed Peanuts to Infants and Young Children at Risk for a Peanut Allergy March 3, 2015 Hospitals Participating in ACS NSQIP Significantly Improve Surgical Outcomes Over Time February 27, 2015 Chemo Before Breast Cancer Operation Increases Likelihood of Breast-Preserving Procedure for Some Patients February 26, 2015 One-Minute Test Predicts How Well a Patient May Recover After an Operation February 25, 2015 ACS Communities Check out what's new this month in the ACS Member Communities. Find Out More Events View More Events
