Deadline Approaching: Apply for ACS and MacLean Center Fellowships in Surgical Ethics

Are you a surgeon interested in becoming a leader in the field of surgical ethics? Then don’t delay—the ACS is offering fellowships in surgical ethics to interested surgeons in conjunction with the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago, IL, and applications are due Monday, January 16.

Since the inaugural fellowship in 2015, participants have included attending surgeons, as well as surgical residents and fellows nationwide. 

This fellowship program provides the opportunity for motivated individuals to obtain specialized knowledge, skills, and training required to become leaders in the field. The fellowship requires about 25% of a fellow’s academic time, which enables fellows to spend 75% of their time doing their current academic work in their respective fields. The fellowship prepares surgeons for careers that combine clinical surgery with scholarly studies in surgical ethics and will begin with a 5-week, full-time course in Chicago in July and August 2023. From September 2023 to June 2024, fellowship recipients will meet weekly for a structured ethics curriculum. In addition, fellows will participate in an ethics consultation service and complete a research project.

For additional information about this fellowship, visit the MacLean Center website or contact Patrice Gabler Blair, MPH, Associate Director of the ACS Division of Education, at pblair@facs.org.