The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913.[5] It claims more than 88,000 members in 144 countries.[6]
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.[7]
Leadershipedit
The College is governed by a Board of Regents, 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.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (or FACS) is a professional certification for a medical professional who has passed a set of criteria for education, qualification, and ethics required to join the ACS.
american, college, surgeons, professional, medical, association, surgeons, surgical, team, members, founded, 1913, claims, more, than, members, countries, abbreviationacsformation1913, years, 1913, typeprofessional, associationheadquarterschicago, illinois, lo. The American College of Surgeons ACS is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members founded in 1913 5 It claims more than 88 000 members in 144 countries 6 American College of SurgeonsAbbreviationACSFormation1913 111 years ago 1913 1 TypeProfessional associationHeadquartersChicago Illinois U S LocationUnited StatesMembership 2023 88 000 2 Official languageEnglishPresident Board of RegentsE Christopher Ellison MD FACS 3 Chair Board of RegentsTimothy J Eberlein MD FACS 3 Executive DirectorPatricia L Turner 4 Websitewww wbr facs wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 7 Leadership editThe College is governed by a Board of Regents 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 of the College in January 2022 She is currently on the faculty in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine 8 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons editFellow of the American College of Surgeons or FACS is a professional certification 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 such as John Citizen MD FACS See also editAmerican College of Physicians List of trauma centers in the United StatesReferences edit American College of Surgeons Corporation File Detail Report Illinois Secretary of State Accessed on May 13 2016 Membership Benefits ACS American College of Surgeons n d Retrieved February 20 2023 a b Board of Regents American College of Surgeons Accessed on November 10 2021 Executive Staff American College of Surgeons Accessed on May 13 2016 American College of Surgeons releases biography about its founder Dr Franklin H Martin ACS Retrieved September 25 2023 ACS by the Numbers ACS Retrieved September 25 2023 ACS History ACS Retrieved September 19 2023 Executive Director amp CEO Patricia L Turner ACS Retrieved September 19 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp ACS Foundation ACS Archives Journal of the American College of Surgeons ACS Professional Association ACS Political Contributions opensecrets org nbsp This article about a medical organization or association is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American College of Surgeons amp oldid 1215975583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
