The American College of Surgeons
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| Formation | November 25, 1912 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| 36-2192800 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
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Membership
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80,000 |
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Official language
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English |
| J. David Richardson, MD, FACS | |
| Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS | |
| David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS | |
| Subsidiaries | American College of Surgeons Prof Assoc, ACSPA Surgeons PAC, American College of Surgeons Foundation, Surgeons Asset Management, ACS East Ontario LLC |
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Revenue (2014)
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$108,526,895 |
| Expenses (2014) | $83,866,437 |
| Endowment | $231,379,060 |
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Employees (2013)
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375 |
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Volunteers (2013)
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250 |
| Mission | To improve the care of the surgical patient and to safeguard standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment. |
| Website | www |
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons founded in 1912. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the College provides membership for doctors worldwide specializing in surgery who pass a set of rigorous qualifications.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1912 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
American College of Surgeons members are referred to as “Fellows.” Members abbreviate their membership status in the American College of Surgeons by using the letters FACS (Fellow, American College of Surgeons). Those letters after a surgeon’s name mean that the surgeon’s education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College.
“Associate Fellow” is another category of American College of Surgeons membership. Associate Fellowship provides an opportunity for surgeons who are beginning surgical practice and who meet specific requirements to assume an active role in the College at an early stage in their careers. In order to provide education and other benefits for allied professionals who deal with surgical patients, but who are not surgeons, the “Affiliate Member” category was created.
Currently, there are approximately 78,000 members, including more than 58,000 Fellows in the U.S. and Canada and more than 4,000 Fellows in other countries, which makes the American College of Surgeons the largest organization of surgeons in the world. There are presently more than 3,900 Associate Fellows.
Dr. Patricia L. Turner, MD became the director of the Division of Member Services in 2011.
Twenty-two members make up a Board of Regents that governs the College. The Board of Regents is selected by an elected Board of Governors representing different specialties and geographical locations (the number of governors is based on the amount of Fellows in a region). While the Board of Regents is an administrative body, the Board of Regents serve as the representative body of the ACS between Fellows and the Board of Regents.
Within the ACS are numerous committees and advisory councils, studying and serving as a liaison for different specialties and aspects of the surgical profession. Examples include the Committee on Trauma, the Patient Education Committee, and the Advisory Council on General Surgery.
As of 2015 there are 103 chapters into which ACS Fellows are organized: 64 chapters in the United States, 2 in Canada, and 37 in other countries around the world.
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