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Nominate Your Colleagues for ACS Officers-Elect, Secretary, and Board of Regents Positions

January 6, 2026

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The ACS 2026 Nominating Committee of the Fellows, Nominating Committee of the Board of Regents (BoR), and Nominating Committee of the Board of Governors are accepting nominations through February 13, 2026, for the following leadership positions:

  • Three Officer-Elect positions (President-Elect, First Vice-President-Elect, and Second Vice-President-Elect
  • ACS Secretary
  • Two pending vacancies to the Board of Regents (BoR)

These positions commence at Clinical Congress in September 2026.

Potential candidates for the Officers-Elect, Secretary, and the BoR must be loyal members of the College who have demonstrated career integrity and medical statesmanship, devotion to the organization, and leadership ability. In addition, the ACS encourages consideration of women and under-represented in medicine individuals for all leadership positions.

Other criteria for consideration, details, and nomination procedures are available online—all nominees and applicants must review this information before submitting.