Fostering wellness and providing resources for your practice and career development
Through education, resources, tools, and advocacy, the ACS fosters and encourages surgeon’s health and well-being to ensure the physical and mental strength necessary to support their professional pursuits and provide optimal patient care. At a systems level, the ACS advocates for worksite cultures that support optimal work-life integration for surgeons.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2025 will be held in Chicago October 4-7. ACS Resident and Associate Society Chair, Rachael Essig, MD, explains the powerful career benefits of networking with a global community of surgeons in all disciplines.
The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons offers financial support for chosen Fellows to travel abroad. Applications are due by July 28, 2025.
The ACS offers 2-year onsite fellowships in surgical outcomes research, health services research, and healthcare policy.
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Learn MoreACS members have access to a wealth of surgical research and travel scholarships, as well as fellowships for various membership levels.
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