CME Information

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons will offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for this educational activity.

Certificate of Completion

Attendees can claim a Certificate of Completion for their participation in the 2026 ACS Surgical Simulation Summit. Hours will be awarded to attendees based on the extent of their participation in the activity. Many credentialing boards for healthcare professionals will accept a Certificate of Completion for conversion of hours to the specific type of credit required.

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 14.25 hours meet the requirements for Patient Safety.*

The content of this activity may meet certain mandates of regulatory bodies. Please note that ACS has not and does not verify the content for such mandates with any regulatory body. Individual physicians are responsible for verifying the content satisfies such requirements.

CME Credit Claiming

Claims for CME credit for this event will be accepted upon completion of the Surgical Simulation Summit Global Evaluation.
CME Credit claiming closes on April 13, 2026, at 4:00 pm CT.

Residents and allied health professionals are eligible for a Certificate of Completion.

Program Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

Apply new knowledge and ideas to improve the simulation-based surgical education and training provided to learners at their institutions
Implement innovative teaching techniques at their institutions
Discuss and apply the most recent research advancements in the field of simulation education
Examine how surgeons, anesthesiologists, and members of the quality, safety, and risk management departments can work together to improve quality and safety at their institutes using simulation

Credit Claiming Instructions

Disclosure Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any ineligible company held in the last 24 months. Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

2026 Disclosures List

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Information