How to Nominate

Nominations are now open and will close on March 4, 2024.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), in association with Pfizer, Inc., accepts nominations for the 2024 Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards. All nominations must be submitted through the Nominations Portal. Nominations will be evaluated by the ACS Board of Governors Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup, and their selections will be forwarded to the Board of Governors Executive Committee for final approval.

The following conditions apply to the nominations process:

• Self-nominations are permissible and encouraged. Such nominations require at least two outside letters of recommendation. One of the letters must be submitted by a Fellow of the College. In addition, self-nominators must submit three references that the Workgroup may contact. It is required that at least one reference also be a Fellow of the College.
• Re-nomination of a previous nominee is acceptable and encouraged. A resubmission requires the completion of a new application. Applicants are encouraged to consider adding additional details and supporting narratives to strengthen their application.
• The Workgroup reserves the right to move a nominee from one category to another based on a review of the application.

For more information, contact us at ogb@facs.org.