American College of Surgeons
AbbreviationACS
Formation1913 (1913)[1]
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Location
Membership (2023)
88,000[2]
Official language
English
E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS[3]
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS[3]
Patricia L. Turner[4]
Websitewww.facs.org

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]

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.[7]

Leadership

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.  

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American College of Surgeons". Corporation File Detail Report. Illinois Secretary of State. Accessed on May 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Membership Benefits | ACS". American College of Surgeons. n.d. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Board of Regents". American College of Surgeons. Accessed on November 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Executive Staff". American College of Surgeons. Accessed on May 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "American College of Surgeons releases biography about its founder Dr. Franklin H. Martin". ACS. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ACS by the Numbers". ACS. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ACS History". ACS. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Executive Director & CEO Patricia L. Turner". ACS. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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