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Leadership & Advocacy Summit

Join us April 15–18 in Washington, DC, for comprehensive and specialized sessions focused on effective surgeon leadership and interactive advocacy training

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ACS Residents as Teachers and Leaders

This course addresses essential skills for residents’ lifelong roles as teachers, leaders, and practicing surgeons.

Clinical Congress

Call for Abstracts, Videos, and Posters

The call for abstracts and videos for Clinical Congress 2023 is now open. Submit your abstracts and videos today.

In-person Event

Call for Abstracts

Submit an abstract to be presented at the 2023 Quality and Safety Conference, July 10-13, 2023. The deadline for submissions is February 28.

Latest News

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Med Student Forms NGO to Help War Victims, Ease Training Burnout

January 9, 2023

Discover how Dr. Epstein’s efforts to provide medical care and education in war-torn regions renewed his sense of purpose as a medical student.

Medicaid Expansion in Southern States Associated with Earlier and More Comprehensive Breast Cancer Treatment

February 1, 2023

Patients living in Southern states that expanded Medicaid were more likely to have insurance and be diagnosed with less advanced-stage breast cancer.

ACS Brief

Coronavirus Emergency Declarations Are Expected to End May 11

January 31, 2023

Saying that the US needs an orderly transition out of the coronavirus public health emergency, the Biden Administration is planning to allow two COVID-19-related emergency declarations to end after brief extensions.