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YFA Advocacy and Issues Workgroup Essay Contest: Financial health(0)
Editor’s note: The Young Fellows Association (YFA) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offers an annual essay contest, which helps support a young Fellow’s attendance at the annual ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC, with a $500 cash prize and free registration to the meeting. More than 15 entries were submitted to […]
Register for ACS Course on Simulation-Based Surgical Education and Training
The 10th annual American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institutes (ACS-AEI) Postgraduate Course will take place September 8−9 at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Simulation, Portland.
YFA Advocacy and Issues Workgroup Essay Contest: The immortality of John
Introduction by Daniel D. Klaristenfeld, MD, FACS The Young Fellows Association of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offers an annual essay contest, which helps encourage and support a young Fellow’s attendance at the annual ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s competition was Patient Advocacy, and the winning […]
ACS achieves notable legislative victories in 2016
The ACS federal lobbying team successfully accomplished multiple legislative wins in 2016 covering a range of topics including the Cancer Moonshot initiative, opioid research and treatment funding, and issues related to health information technology interoperability.
YFA Advocacy and Issues Workgroup Essay Contest: Weather the storm
The following essay is the winner of the YFA Advocacy & Issues Workgroup essay contest. This year’s contest focused on how young surgeons are achieving their personal best working within organized medicine by advocating to state and federal government officials for the safety and well-being of the surgical patient and/or for the surgeon.
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