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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
Clinical Congress 2024

Didactic Courses

All Didactic and Skills Courses are ticketed and require a separate fee in addition to registering for the meeting. Participation is limited and seats are filled on a first-come, first-processed basis.

Visit the Didactic and Skills Courses page to learn more about the course model, verification levels, and registration details.

Note: No refunds of course fees will be accepted after September 30, 2024.

Register Today

DC01 - Annual Update in Emergency General Surgery Course: Hot Topics, Current Concepts, and Modern Evidence

6 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 19; 8:00 am–3:30 pm

Chair: Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Co-Chair: Purvi P. Patel, MD, FACS, Maywood, IL

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $695 | Guest Physician: $835 | Resident Member: $350 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC02 - Global Health Competencies for Surgeons: Key Concepts, Evidence, and Practical Approaches  for Responsible and Effective Engagement

6 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 19; 8:30 am–4:00 pm

Chair: Jennifer Rickard, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Co-Chair: Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $635 | Guest Physician: $765 | Resident Member: $320 | Healthcare Teammate: $475

DC03 - Inclusive Excellence Certificate Course 

6 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 19; 9:00 am–4:00 pm

Chair: Tracy M. Downs, MD, FACS, Madison, WI
Co-Chair: Cherisse D. Berry, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,000 | Guest Physician: $1,130 | Resident Member: $500 | Healthcare Teammate: $750

Longitudinal Certificate Course In-Person/ Virtual Session Dates:
Session I (In-Person) - Saturday, October 19, 2024, 9:00–3:30pm PT
Session II (Virtual) – Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5:00–6:30pm CT
Session III (Virtual) - Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 5:00–6:30pm CT
Session IV (Virtual) - Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 5:00–6:30pm CT

These registration fees include a full-day course at Clinical Congress 2024 and three Virtual DEI Certificate Sessions.

DC04 - Mastering General Surgery Coding and Relative Value Unit Optimization

6.5 credits | Verification Level II
Saturday, October 20; 9:45 am–5:45 pm

Chair: Linda M. Barney, MD, FACS, Dayton, OH
Co-Chair: Megan E. McNally, MD, FACS, Kansas City, MO

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $635 | Guest Physician: $765 | Resident Member: $320 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC05 - Annual Trauma Update Course: Current Techniques, Concepts, and Literature

6 credits | Verification Level II
Sunday, October 20; 9:45 am–5:15 pm

Chair: Eric J. Ley, MD, FACS, Playa Del Rey, CA
Co-Chair: Alexis M. Moren, MD FACS, Tigard, OR

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $695 | Guest Physician: $835 | Resident Member: $350 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC06 - General Surgery Review Course (2 Days)

12 credits | Verification Level II
Sunday, October 20; 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Monday, October 21, 8:00 am–4:00 pm

Chair: Travis P. Webb, MD, FACS, Memphis, TN
Co-Chair: Mike K. Liang, MD, FACS, Sugar Land, TX

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $1,395 | Guest Physician: $1,675 | Resident Member: $695 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC07 - Surgical Education Principles and Practices (SEPAP)

6 credits | Verification Level II
Monday, October 21; 8:00 am–3:30 pm

Chair: Roy Phitayakorn, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
Co-Chair: Adnan A. Alseidi, MD, EdM, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $635 | Guest Physician: $765 | Resident Member: $320 | Healthcare Teammate: $475

DC08 - Acute Trauma and Critical Care Coding

6.5 credits | Verification Level II
Monday, October 21; 9:45 am–5:45 pm

Chair: Jayme D. Lieberman, MD, FACS, Allentown, PA
Co-Chair: Lee R. Morisy, MD, FACS, Little Rock, AR

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $635 | Guest Physician: $765 | Resident Member: $320 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC09 - MIS Masters Course: Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques for Emergency General Surgery

6 credits | Verification Level II
Tuesday, October 22; 8:00 am–3:30 pm

Chair: Michael W. Cripps, MD, FACS, Aurora, CO
Co-Chair: Leah C. Tatebe, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $695 | Guest Physician: $835 | Resident Member: $350 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A

DC10 - Annual Update in Surgical Critical Care

6 credits | Verification Level II
Tuesday, October 22, 8:00 am–3:30 pm

Chair: Susan L. Evans, MD, FACS, Charlotte, NC
Co-Chair: Heather L. Evans, MD FACS, Charleston, SC

Fellow/Associate Fellow: $695 | Guest Physician: $835 | Resident Member: $350 | Healthcare Teammate: N/A