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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
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Requirements

The levels of verification are a progressive series in that to achieve a higher level all other levels below it must be satisfied. Starting with the lowest level (1) and moving to the highest level (5), the verification levels are:

Level

Name

Requirements

Level I
Verification of Attendance
Course evaluation form
Level II
Verification of Course Objectives

Response to case presentation questions and/or report card; and course evaluation form

Level III
Verification of Knowledge & Skills

Pre-/Post-test and report card; course evaluation form

Level IV
Verification of Preceptorial Experience

Mentored skills training; PI CME

Level V
Verification of Satisfactory Patient Outcomes
Case log results; post-op survey and chart audit