Unsupported Browser
The American College of Surgeons website is not compatible with Internet Explorer 11, IE 11. For the best experience please update your browser.
Close
Member ID
Become a Member
Open Search
Menu
ACS Home
Donate to ACS Foundation
About Us
Advocacy & Policy
Quality Programs
For Surgeons
For Patients
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
ACS Home
Donate to ACS Foundation
Quality Programs
For Surgeons
For Patients
Advocacy & Policy
About Us
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
Popular searches
Frequent searches
ACS
ACS Brief

Residents: Apply for Leadership & Advocacy Summit Travel Award by Nov. 14

November 4, 2025

187305260.jpg

The ACS is offering a limited number of scholarships to US-based ACS Resident members who are interested in attending the 2025 Leadership & Advocacy Summit, February 28–March 3 in Washington, DC. This dual meeting offers leaders and advocates specialized educational sessions focused on effective surgeon leadership, interactive advocacy training, and coordinated visits to Congressional offices.

The Leadership & Advocacy Summit Resident Travel Award will cover up to $500 in housing and transportation costs. This may also include your registration fees, but it may NOT cover food/beverage charges as all meals are provided at the conference. You must be a US-based Resident member in good standing with ACS to be eligible for one of these scholarships.

The deadline to apply is Friday, November 14, and the application must include:

  • Your institution and year of residency  
  • A summary (no longer than one page) explaining why this opportunity interests you, what you hope to gain from it, and how you plan to utilize the knowledge you obtain
  • Your proposed travel dates

Learn more and apply.

Related Pages

Trauma Surgeons: Apply for ACS/AAST International Scholarship by Nov. 16
ACS Brief

Trauma Surgeons: Apply for ACS/AAST International Scholarship by Nov. 16

The ACS and the AAST offer a $5,000 scholarship for an international scholar to attend the 2026 AAST meeting.
ACS/UChicago Offer Fellowship in Surgical Ethics
ACS Brief

ACS/UChicago Offer Fellowship in Surgical Ethics

In conjunction with the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at The University of Chicago, the ACS is offering fellowships in surgical ethics.
VIDEO: Rising Incidence in Discharges Against Medical Advice Requires Targeted Interventions
ACS Brief

VIDEO: Rising Incidence in Discharges Against Medical Advice Requires Targeted Interventions

Dr. Timothy Pawlik’s JACS study links rising DAMA rates to higher surgical morbidity and costs, underscoring the need for targeted prevention.

Join Fight Against CMS’s Dangerous Cuts to Work RVUs
ACS Brief

Join Fight Against CMS’s Dangerous Cuts to Work RVUs

ACS urges Congress to block CMS's RVU cut and protect patient access and surgical care.
TQIP Annual Conference Begins This Weekend
ACS Brief

TQIP Annual Conference Begins This Weekend

ACS invites trauma teams to the 2025 TQIP Conference, Nov 8–10 in Chicago, celebrating teamwork, leadership, and innovation in trauma care.
Nominate Your Colleagues for ACS Officers-Elect, Secretary, and Board of Regents Positions
ACS Brief

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

The ACS seeks nominees who are loyal members of the College who have demonstrated career integrity.
Updated Pediatric Safe and Effective Pain Control After Surgery Guide Provides New Recommendations
ACS Brief

Updated Pediatric Safe and Effective Pain Control After Surgery Guide Provides New Recommendations

Updated ACS and AAP guidelines reinforce a new era of pediatric opioid stewardship—emphasizing non-opioid pain control, safe disposal, and more.
POEM Yields Superior Results for Gastroparesis Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Electrical Stimulator
ACS Brief

POEM Yields Superior Results for Gastroparesis Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Electrical Stimulator

A trial found that endoscopic peroral pyloromyotomy offers faster recovery than laparoscopic gastric electrical stimulation for gastroparesis.
How Accurate Are Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and MRI in Restaging Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy?
ACS Brief

How Accurate Are Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and MRI in Restaging Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy?

Flexible sigmoidoscopy outperformed MRI in identifying true tumor response after total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer.
PODCAST: Surgical Coaches Also Benefit from Coaching Activities
ACS Brief

PODCAST: Surgical Coaches Also Benefit from Coaching Activities

Listen to Drs. Lillian Erdahl and Eilidh Gunn discuss the rise in participation and impact of peer-led surgical coaching.
ACS Recognizes 76 NSQIP Hospitals for Meritorious Surgical Patient Outcomes
ACS Brief

ACS Recognizes 76 NSQIP Hospitals for Meritorious Surgical Patient Outcomes

The College honored hospitals for 2024 meritorious outcomes, recognizing excellence in surgical quality and patient safety improvement.