Call for Officers-Elect, Secretary, and Regents

The NCF will use the following guidelines when considering potential candidates:

• Loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, such as service and active participation on ACS committees or in other areas of the College
• The ACS encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions

All nominations for officer-elect positions must include: 

• A letter of nomination
• A current curriculum vitae
• One letter of support written by an individual is required. Up to three individual support letters will be accepted in total.

Nominations for President-Elect must also include:

• A personal statement from the candidate detailing their ACS service, interest in the position, and vision for the College’s future

Letters submitted on behalf of surgical specialty societies, ACS Advisory Councils, ACS committees, ACS chapters, or other groups are treated as letters of nomination, not letters of support. A group submitting a letter of nomination must describe its selection process. A group letter does not fulfill the requirement for one letter of support from an individual.

Any attempt by a candidate, or on a candidate's behalf, to contact or influence members of the NCF will be viewed negatively and may result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.

The following guidelines are used by the NCBG when reviewing the names of candidates for potential nomination to the Board of Regents.

• Loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, e.g., service and active participation on ACS committees or in other areas of the College
• The ACS encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions
• Only individuals who are currently, and are expected to remain in active surgical practice for their entire term (three, three-year terms) may be nominated for election or reelection to the Board of Regents

The NCBG recognizes the importance of the Board of Regents representing all who practice surgery in both academic and community practice, regardless of practice location or configuration. Consideration will be given in this nomination cycle to the following disciplines:

• Acute Care Surgery (trauma surgery and emergency general surgery)
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery/minimally invasive surgery
• Breast surgery
• Burn and critical care surgery
• General surgery
• Hepato-pancreatic biliary surgery
• Rural surgery
• Surgical oncology
• Transplant surgery

Nominations not meeting these criteria will be accepted for review by the NCBG in the event of an unexpected vacancy.

All nominations must include:

• A letter of nomination
• A personal statement from the candidate detailing their ACS service and interest in the position
• A current curriculum vitae
• One letter of support written by an individual is required. Up to three individual support letters will be accepted in total.

Letters submitted on behalf of a surgical specialty society, ACS Advisory Council, ACS committee, ACS chapter, or other group are treated as letters of nomination, not letters of support. Any such group submitting a letter of nomination must put forward at least two nominees and describe its selection process. A group letter does not satisfy the requirement for an individual letter of support.

Any attempt by a candidate, or on a candidate's behalf, to contact or influence members of the NCBG will be viewed negatively and may result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.

Learn more about the roles, duties, and time commitment involved for Regent positions.