Approved ACS Educational Programs Qualify for Royal College Section 3 Credit

Effective November 1, 2020, the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada have entered into a new collaboration that expands the diversity of Section 3 credits available to Royal College Fellows and participants in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. With this collaboration, approved ACS surgical accredited learning and assessment activities that meet the requirements of self-assessment programs have been added to the Royal College’s MAINPORT ePortfolio. Currently approved ACS educational activities are listed below. Individuals must successfully complete the Self-Assessment requirement and claim CME in order to be eligible.

This page will be updated as additional programs are approved.

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Impact on Royal College Fellows and MOC Participants

The credit recognition agreement officially began on November 1, 2020. It impacts Royal College Fellows and MOC Participants in the following way:

• Any approved ACS activities that Royal College Fellows and MOC Participants complete starting on November 1, 2020, may be submitted for Section 3 MOC credit under Self-Assessment Programs.
• Activities completed prior to November 1, 2020, must be submitted for Section 2 MOC credit under Personal Learning Projects.

• ACS Comprehensive General Surgery Review Course
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM)
• Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
• Basic Endovascular Skills for Trauma (BEST) Course
• Basic Endovascular Skills for Trauma (BEST) Workshop
• Exported Course on Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Neck Ultrasound
• ACS Case Reviews in Surgery
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
• Improving Surgical Patient Outcomes and Minimizing Risks with Opioid-Sparing Pain Control
• Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach
• Perioperative Pain Management in Opioid-Tolerant Patients
• Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS)
• Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP) 18

Additional Information

For more information, visit the Royal College Maintenance of Certification Program. If you have questions, contact:

• ACS Members: cpda@facs.org
• Royal College Fellows: membership@royalcollege.ca