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Cancer Programs Seeking Medical Director

The ACS is accepting applications through April 21, for a Medical Director of the ACS Cancer Programs. This position provides strategic, scientific, clinical, and operational oversight and leadership for the seven Cancer Programs as well as the four functional cores (Education, Administration, Quality Improvement, and Communications).

Event

Leadership & Advocacy Summit

April 15-18, 2023 | Washington DC

The Summit offers comprehensive and specialized sessions to provide ACS members, leaders, and advocates with topics focused on effective surgeon leadership, as well as interactive advocacy training with coordinated visits to Congressional offices. Register today!

Member Alert

ABS Changes CME Reporting Process

The American Board of Surgery has made changes to its CME processes, which impact the way that diplomates interact with the Board, upload CME credits, and meet Certification requirements. Transfer your data by April 3.

The Latest from the ACS

ACS Brief

Most Surgical Practices Have DEI Officer and Training, But Diversity Opportunities Remain

March 21, 2023

The 2022 ACS leadership survey revealed that while DEI initiatives have made major inroads in most surgery settings, there remains a lack of pay transparency and identifiable leadership pipeline for underrepresented in medicine faculty.

Bulletin

The Doctor Is Out: Supporting Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Surgeons

March 8, 2023

Learn about the challenges facing LGBTQ+ surgeons and how AOSA supports inclusion through mentoring, education, and professional development.

Podcast

House of Surgery

Dr. Steven Wexner talks with three leaders from the ACS Cancer Programs, which held their first-ever joint conference in Atlanta in early March.

Publications

Surgical Chairs Playbook

Looking for an effective tool to help advance your career? The Surgical Chairs Playbook can help you navigate your surgical career progression.

Membership

ACS/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards

The awards recognize and celebrate ACS members for their altruism, vision, leadership, and dedication. The deadline to nominate is March 3.

Membership

ACS Chapters

The chapters of the ACS provide members with an opportunity to improve the quality of surgical care through engagement at the local level.

Explore ACS Education

Professional Growth & Wellness

Surgeon Well-Being

Your Well-Being Is Vital

The ACS Surgeon Well-Being program is committed to strengthen, support, and be an agent of change for surgeons.

Operation Giving Back

Change Your Community and Change Yourself

Investigate and participate in surgical volunteer opportunities. Operation Giving Back (OGB), the ACS volunteerism initiative, facilitates humanitarian outreach via our network of high-impact partner organizations.

Practice Management

Manage with Confidence

Managing a surgical practice? We can help. Here, find articles and tools to help you become proficient in procedure coding and stay current in coding regulations.

State Legislation

STOP THE BLEED Legislation Passes in California

Learn about major new law in California that requires the installation of trauma bleeding control kits in newly constructed public and private buildings throughout the state.

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STOP THE BLEED Legislation Passes in California