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Nominate ACS Officer and Regent Candidates

October 28, 2025

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The ACS 2026 Nominating Committee of the Fellows and the 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
  • Two pending vacancies to the Board of Regents (BoR)

These positions commence at Clinical Congress in October 2026.

Potential candidates for both Officers-Elect and the BoR must be loyal members of the College who have demonstrated career integrity, 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.

Nominations must be submitted to officerandbrnominations@facs.org. If you have questions, contact Emily Kalata at 312-202-5360 or ekalata@facs.org.

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