Patricia J. Numann, MD, FACS, the Lloyd S. Rogers Professor of Surgery Emeritus, Distinguished Service Professor, and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York (SUNY), was installed as President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during Convocation ceremonies on October 23 at the 97th Clinical Congress in San Francisco, CA. Also installed during the Convocation was Robert K. Bahnson, MD, FACS, Columbus, OH, as First Vice-President. A urologic surgeon, Dr. Bahnson is professor and chairman of the department of urology, and The Dave Longaberger Chair in Urology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus. Read More...

Surgical science emerging from the 97th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) made headlines in the medical and mainstream press during and shortly after the five-day event that drew 15,089 registrants to San Francisco, 9,512 of whom were physicians. Read More...

Chicago, IL, home to headquarters for the American College of Surgeons (ACS), will serve as host to the 98th Clinical Congress from September 30-October 4, 2012. Plan to join your colleagues from all walks of surgery to learn the latest advances and policy updates during this widely esteemed surgery education event. Details about the 2012 Clinical Congress and registration will be made available at http://www.facs.org. Read More...

Hundreds of American College of Surgeons (ACS) members from across the country and from all specialties will converge on Washington, DC, for the 2012 Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit March 25-27 at the JW Marriott Hotel in the nation's capital. This Advocacy Summit will serve as the first of what will become a significant annual event for the ACS and replaces the former Joint Surgical Advocacy Conference (JSAC). Read More...

The American College of Surgeons Division of Education is soliciting abstract submissions for the 98th Annual Clinical Congress scheduled for September 30-October 4, 2012, in Chicago, IL. Dependent upon the program, accepted abstracts are invited to be presented in oral, video, or poster formats. Read More...

Couldn't attend some key sessions at Clinical Congress because of scheduling conflicts? Not to worry. There is a good chance those sessions were captured as a 2011 Clinical Congress webcasts that will be made available by no later than December 31. These webcasts contain audio synchronized to PowerPoint presentations, and offer an opportunity to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ after successfully completing an online continuing medical education (CME) examination and evaluation. The webcasts are still available online and in three different packages. Read More...