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. Clinical Congress 2020 VIRTUAL Clinical Congress 2020 will be an exclusively virtual event, October 4–7. Our program will include the latest science and education for the surgical community, united under this year’s theme of The Joys of Learning, Collaborating, and Giving Back Read more Latest Advocacy News Our biweekly newsletter covers ACS efforts to advocate for surgeons and their patients on Capitol Hill. Read latest issue Surgical Care Coalition Launches As part of the Surgical Care Coalition, we’re fighting to prevent Medicare payment cuts that threaten patients’ timely access to surgical care. These cuts hurt patients and we’re putting the issue on the nation’s agenda. Learn more COVID-19: Elective Surgery Triage The American College of Surgeons has released updated guidance to help surgeons triage elective operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Learn more Call to Action on Racism The American College of Surgeons has issued Call to Action on Racism as a Public Health Crisis: An Ethical Imperative. Learn more Cancer Care COVID-19 Pandemic Breast Cancer Consortium’s Considerations for Re-Entry were released May 15, 2020. Learn more COVID-19 News Updates ACS Committee on Trauma awarded grant by National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research July 30, 2020 ACS launches Cancer Surgery Standards Program to improve quality of surgical cancer care July 22, 2020 Female surgeon scientists claim more than their share of research grants July 17, 2020 Gender bias in evaluating surgical residency faculty members may be decreasing July 10, 2020 ACS Communities Ask or answer questions with your colleagues in the ACS Member Communities. Join the Discussion Events View More Events Learn more about ACS programs and initiatives: