Division of Education
633 N Saint Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-202-5000
Division Director
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC
312-202-5405
asachdeva@facs.org
Katie Jacob
Executive Associate
312-202-5297
kjacob@facs.org
Associate Director
Patrice Gabler Blair, MPH
312-202-5220
pblair@facs.org
Georgia Tottas
Administrative Associate
312-202-5119
gtottas@facs.org
Accreditation, Verification, and Validation | Clinical Congress | Continuous Professional Development | Distance Education & E-Learning | Educational Administration and Special Programs | Publications | Resident and Medical Education | Simulation-Based Programs | Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP) | Surgical Patient Education
Accreditation, Verification, and Validation
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Jim Reeder
Senior Manager, Validation and Credentialing
312-202-5559
jreeder@facs.org
|
Program for Validation and Credentialing, My CME Program, CME Events Calendar
|
|
Candice Gillett
Program Coordinator, Program for Validation and Credentialing
312-202-5697
cgillett@facs.org
|
Program for Validation and Credentialing, My CME Program, CME Events Calendar
|
|
Kathleen A. Johnson
Senior Manager, ACS Program for Accreditation of Education Institutes
312-202-5276
kjohnson@facs.org
|
ACS-Accredited Education Institutes
|
|
Amy Johnson
Program Coordinator
312-202-5415
ajohnson@facs.org
|
ACS-Accredited Education Institutes
|
|
Catherine Wojcik
Administrator, ACS Program for Accreditation of Education Institutes
312-202-5535
cwojcik@facs.org
|
ACS-Accredited Education Institutes
|
|
Kathleen Goldsmith
Manager, Continuous Professional Development Accreditation
312-202-5212
kgoldsmith@facs.org
|
CME Accreditation, Continuous Professional Development, Joint Providership Program
|
|
Julie Cwik
Administrator, Continuous Professional Development Accreditation
312-202-5427
jcwik@facs.org
|
CME Accreditation, Continuous Professional Development, Joint Providership Program
|
|
Suvina Sallan
Administrator, Continuous Professional Development Accreditation
312-202-5517
ssallan@facs.org
|
CME Accreditation, Continuous Professional Development, Joint Providership Program
|
|
Kimberly Vadas
Senior Manager, Skills & Experiential Learning Courses
312-202-5266
kvadas@facs.org
|
Clinical Congress Skills Courses, Exported Ultrasound Courses, Verification of Knowledge and Skills Program, National Ultrasound Faculty, Postgraduate Skills-Oriented Courses, Exported Courses
|
|
Allison Stanis
Skills Courses Coordinator, Program for Verification of Surgical Knowledge and Skills
312-202-5593
astanis@facs.org
|
Verification of Knowledge and Skills Program, Postgraduate Skills-Oriented Courses, Exported Courses
|
Clinical Congress
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
T. Robert Turner, PhD
Interim Senior Manager, Clinical Congress Educational Programs
312-202-5056
rturner@facs.org
ProgramCommittee@facs.org
PanelSessions@facs.org
postgraduatecourses@facs.org
|
Clinical Congress, Scientific Panel Sessions, Scientific Paper Sessions, Postgraduate Didactic Courses, Scientific Poster Presentations, Surgical Forum Program, Video-Based Education Program, ACS Video Library, Southeastern Surgical Congress (SESC) and Southwestern Surgical Congress (SWSC), simulation-based research, education, training, and assessment initiatives
|
|
Gay Lynn Dykman
Administrator, Video-Based Education
312-202-5262
gdykman@facs.org
ACSVideoEducation@facs.org
|
Video-Based Education Program, ACS Video Library, Meet-the-Expert Luncheons
|
|
Kathryn Matousek
Administrative Assistant
312-202-5336
kmatousek@facs.org
SurgicalForum@facs.org
|
Named Lectures, Surgical Forum Program, Town Hall Meetings
|
|
Amanda Morrone
Coordinator
312-202-5325
didacticcourses@facs.org
ACSpostersessions@facs.org
papersessions@facs.org
|
Didactic Courses, Scientific Papers, Scientific Poster Presentations
|
Continuous Professional Development
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Ulrike G. Langenscheidt
Manager, Continuous Professional Development Education and Outcomes
312-202-5018
ulangenscheidt@facs.org
|
Comprehensive General Surgery Review Course, General Surgery Review Course, Surgeons as Leaders Course, Maintenance of Certification Review: Essentials for Surgical Specialties
|
|
Kefáh Spreitzer
Program Coordinator, ASPIRES & Review Courses
312-202-5970
kspreitzer@facs.org
|
ASPIRES & Review Courses
|
Distance Education & E-Learning
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Olivier Petinaux
Senior Manager, Distance Education and E-Learning
312-202-5375
opetinaux@facs.org
|
Webcasts and audio packages of Clinical Congress, distance education, e-learning programs
|
|
Sangkhom Ratsavong
Administrator, Distance Education and E-Learning
312-202-5318
sratsavong@facs.org
|
Webcasts and audio packages of Clinical Congress, distance education, e-learning programs
|
Educational Administration and Special Programs
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Linda K. Lupi
Senior Manager, Educational Administration and Special Programs
312-202-5354
llupi@facs.org
|
|
|
Priscilla Ludlow
Program Coordinator,
Educational Administration
312-202-5491
pludlow@facs.org
|
Committee to Enhance Peak Performance in Surgery through Recognition and Mitigation of the Impact of Fatigue
|
|
Rachel Williams Newman
Manager, Accreditation of Transition to Practice Program in General Surgery
312-202-5653
rnewman@facs.org
|
ACS Transition to Practice Program in General Surgery
|
|
Cherylnn Sherman
Administrative Associate
312-202-5424
csherman@facs.org
|
Jameson L. Chassin Award for Professionalism in General Surgery, Surgery Resident Program, ACS Surgery Resident Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) DVD, Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course
|
Publications
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Lewis Flint, MD, FACS
Editor-in Chief, Selected Readings in General Surgery
312-202-5224
|
Selected Readings in General Surgery
|
|
Lynanne Feilen
Manager, Selected Readings in General Surgery
312-202-5438
lfeilen@facs.org
|
Selected Readings in General Surgery
|
|
Sapna Dalal
Manager, Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery
312-202-5568
sdalal@facs.org
|
Evidence-Based Decisions in Surgery
|
|
Claire Sydow
Project Assistant, Selected Readings in General Surgery
312-202-5227
csydow@facs.org
|
Selected Readings in General Surgery
|
Resident and Medical Education
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Kim Echert
Senior Manager, Programs to Enhance Resident and Medical Student Education
312-202-5488
kechert@facs.org
|
ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum, ACS Surgery Resident Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) DVD, Surgeons as Educators Course, Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course, ACS/APDS Surgery Resident Skills Curriculum, ACS/APDS/ASE Resident Prep Curriculum, ACS/ASE Medical Student Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum, ACS/ASE Medical Student Core Curriculum, Surgery Resident Program, Medical Student Program, High School Program, Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching, Jameson L. Chassin Award for Professionalism in General Surgery
|
|
Tim Hotze
Education Technology Specialist
312-202-5032
thotze@facs.org
|
ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum, ACS/APDS Surgery Resident Skills Curriculum, ACS/APDS/ASE Resident Prep Curriculum, ACS/ASE Medical Student Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum, ACS/ASE Medical Student Core Curriculum
|
|
Krashina S. Hudson
Administrator
312-202-5335
khudson@facs.org
|
High School Program, Medical Student Program
|
|
Stephanie Hermes
Administrator, Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum
312.202.5171
shermes@facs.org
|
ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum
|
Simulation-Based Programs
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
T. Robert Turner, PhD
Assistant Director, Simulation-Based Surgical Education and Training
312-202-5056
rturner@facs.org
|
Simulation-based research, education, training, and assessment initiatives
|
|
Bridget Kovach
Administrator, Simulation Based Surgical Education
312-202-5686
bkovach@facs.org
|
Simulation-based research, education, training, and assessment initiatives
|
Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP)
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Belinda A. Andry
Manager, SESAP and Library Services
312-202-5239
bandry@facs.org
|
SESAP, library services
|
|
Chrysa Cullather
SESAP and Review Courses Medical Editor
312-202-5175
ccullather@facs.org
|
SESAP, review courses
|
Surgical Patient Education
Staff
|
Responsibilities
|
|
Kathleen Heneghan, MSN, RN
Assistant Director, Surgical Patient Education
312-202-5352
kheneghan@facs.org
|
Surgical Patient Education
|
|
Nancy Strand
Manager, Surgical Patient Education
312-202-5566
nstrand@facs.org
|
Surgical Patient Education
|
|
Amanda J. Bruggeman
Program Coordinator, Surgical Patient Education
312-202-5263
abruggeman@facs.org
|
Surgical Patient Education
|