The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a
professional medical association for
surgeon
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s and surgical team members, founded in 1913. It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries.
History
The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America that had existed since 1910 as an outgrowth of the journal ''Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics'', an initiative of ACS Founder
Dr. Franklin H. Martin.
Leadership
The college is governed by a
Board of Regents
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, a Board of Governors, and a variety of local ACS Chapters. The Board of Regents formulates policy and directs the affairs of the college. The Board of Governors acts as the liaison between the Board of Regents and the Fellows. The local ACS Chapters exert the college's influence at the community level.
Patricia L. Turner began serving as the executive director and
chief executive officer
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
of the college in January 2022. She is currently on the faculty in the department of surgery at the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...
Medicine.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (or FACS) is a
professional certification
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for a medical professional who has passed a set of criteria for education, qualification, and ethics required to join the ACS.
''FACS'' is used as a
post-nominal title
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, such as ''John Citizen, MD, FACS''.
See also
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American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a Philadelphia-based national organization of internal medicine physicians, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults. With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty or ...
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List of trauma centers in the United States
This is a list of hospitals in the United States that are verified as trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, fou ...
References
External links
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ACS FoundationJournal of the American College of SurgeonsACS Political Contributions (opensecrets.org)
1912 establishments in Illinois
Surgical organizations based in the United States
Medical and health professional associations in Chicago
Organizations established in 1912
American College of Surgeons
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