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Explore Educational Resources for Every Stage of Your Career

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has collaborated with leading surgical educators to produce high-quality educational resources for medical students, surgery residents, practicing surgeons and educators from the first year of medical school through retirement.

This is an overview of the educational resources available for every career stage, with links to learn more detailed information including how to access the materials.

Medical Students

Join ACS as a Medical Student and the Medical Student Society

Clinical Congress Medical Student Program

ACS/ASE Medical Student Core Curriculum

ACS/ASE Medical Student Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum

National Professional Development Seminars for Medical Students

National Tutorial Seminars for Medical Students  

ACS/APDS/ASE Resident Prep Curriculum (Accessible for Course Directors and Faculty only)

Residents

Free ACS Membership – Get involved with the Resident Associate Society

Clinical Congress 2026

PGY 1

ACS Entering Resident Readiness Assessment® (ERRA®)

ACS/APDS Surgery Resident Skills Curriculum Phase 1 – Core Skills

ACS Fundamentals of Surgery CurriculumTM (ACS FSC)

Optimal Resources for Surgical Education and Training (Gold Book) 

PGY 2

Ultrasound Essentials for Resident (USER)

PGY 3

ACS/APDS Surgery Resident Skills Curriculum Phase 2 – Advanced Procedures

Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course

ACS Cognitive Simulations: Cases Essential to Surgical Practice (CogSim)

PGY 4

ACS/APDS Surgery Resident Skills Curriculum Phase 3 – Team-Based Skills

ACS Cognitive Simulations: Cases Essential to Surgical Practice (CogSim)

ACS Senior Resident Readiness Assessment (SRRA)

SESAP® 19 and SESAP® 19 Advanced 

PGY 5

ACS Cognitive Simulations: Cases Essential to Surgical Practice (CogSim)

ACS Core General Surgery Review Course for Residents

Surgery Resident Series at Clinical Congress

SESAP® 19 and SESAP® 19 Advanced 

Early Career Surgeons & Educators

Associate Fellow (After applying for FACS) – Get involved with Young Fellows Association

Clinical Congress 2026

SESAP® 19 and SESAP® 19 Advanced

Surgical Patient Education Program Resources

ACS Surgeons as Educators

ACS H.O.P.E Global Health in Surgery Certificate Program

Mid-Career Surgeons & Educators

Clinical Congress 2026

Optimal Resources for Surgical Education and Training (Gold Book)

ACS Surgeons as Educators

SESAP® 19 and SESAP® 19 Advanced

ACS Surgeons as Leaders

Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Regional Surgical Skills Courses

ACS H.O.P.E Global Health in Surgery Certificate Program

Senior Fellows

Get involved with the Senior Fellows Society

Clinical Congress 2026

Academy of Master Surgeon Educators