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. Register Today Registration is open for the 2019 TQIP Annual Scientific Meeting and Training, November 16–18 in Dallas, TX. This meeting brings together health care professionals from participating and prospective TQIP hospitals and provides an ideal venue for networking and sharing of best practices. Learn more Special Initiative The ACS Sponsor a Medical Student initiative enables donors to be part of preparing the next generation of surgical leaders by making a gift of $250 or more, which is the per student cost to attend Clinical Congress. Learn more and donate Care Has Come of Age Introducing the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program. Learn more Partnership Announced The ACS and Harvard Business School’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness announced ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency), a new program to help hospitals and surgical practices improve surgical patient outcomes while lowering the cost of delivering care. Learn more Register Today Looking for an intensive review of the essential content areas in general surgery? Then register today for the ACS Comprehensive General Surgery Review Course. The course features expert faculty who use a combination of didactic and case-based formats to create an efficient review. Learn more Update: FDA Recall The ACS is now providing online updates, as needed, so surgeons can continue to put their patients first as the FDA and the surgical community work to address concerns about the safety of BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders. Learn more News Updates Important upcoming MIPS dates and deadlines October 11, 2019 ACS Testifies on Firearm Injury Prevention before Congressional Subcommittee October 11, 2019 CMS Releases Burden Reduction Final Rule October 11, 2019 ACS Surgeons and Engineers: Abstract Submissions Are Due October 25 October 11, 2019 Events View More Events Learn more about ACS programs and initiatives: