ACS Surgeons as Educators

Course Description

This six-day intensive course, offered by the ACS Division of Education, is designed to provide surgeons with the knowledge and skills to enhance their abilities as teachers and administrators of surgical education programs.

The course emphasizes the needs of adult learners and the techniques necessary to develop an effective learning environment for medical students, surgical residents, and colleagues. The class size is limited, and participants are carefully selected to foster highly interactive sessions.

Course Setting

The course will be held at the Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA, 15 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Fall 2024 course will be held September 7–13 and the Spring 2025 conference will take place March 29-April 4, 2025.

This premier hotel and conference center is set on the campus of Emory University and is surrounded by 26 acres of forest preserve. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access and parking, an indoor swimming pool, and hiking and biking trails. For additional information, please contact the conference center by phone at 800-933-6679 or visit their website.

Application Information

Course Application

The application window for the Spring 2025 course is open July 8–September 27, 2024. Learn more and apply

Enrollment

The course is limited to 40 participants. Letters of notification regarding course acceptance will be sent by October 11, 2024.

All participants are expected to attend the entire course and remain until its conclusion.

Course Fees

Full payment of the course fee will be due after written acceptance into the course. Accepted participants will be invoiced via email and payment will be due within 2 weeks of the date on the invoice. The fee covers tuition, all course materials, and all meals and break refreshments. Please note that ACS members will be given priority consideration.

Course Registration fees (includes course materials, meals, and coffee breaks):

ACS Member $5,900; $6,400 nonmember

The registration fee does NOT include lodging. Information related to the room block for the course will be shared with participants upon confirmation of their enrollment.

Cancelation and Refunds

Participants who need to cancel their registrations will receive a full refund, less an administrative fee of $50, provided the cancelation is received in writing by Friday, November 1, 2024. Registrants who cancel after that date will not receive a refund unless an alternate from the course’s official waiting list can be confirmed.

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Staff Consultants

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE
Director, Division of Education

Patrice Gabler Blair, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director, Division of Education

Kim Davis, MAT, MT(ASCP), CPTM

Sue Lawler, PhD, CPA, MBA
Assistant Director, Comprehensive and Innovative Faculty Development Programs

Julie (Jules) L. Sodeman, M.Ed., PMP

Intended Participants

The course is intended for full-time faculty members who are interested in acquiring or honing skills in curriculum development, teaching, performance and program evaluation, and program administration as well as faculty who have direct teaching responsibilities for medical students or residents.

Participants are expected to free themselves from all work obligations during the course. The intensive nature of the program requires that evenings be kept free for preparation and other course activities; full participation by all attendees throughout the program is expected. Priority is given to current ACS members.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Select optimal teaching methods and technologies and enhance the application of these methods to maximize learning.
Plan and document an instructional unit (for example, a clerkship or residency rotation) using an organized instructional design framework.
Apply leadership and management skills in the administration of educational programs, including motivating faculty, implementing change, managing conflict, and guiding career development.
Develop a sound system for assessing the performance of learners and teachers and the efficacy of curricula at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels.

Surgeons as Educators Faculty

Paul J. Schenarts, MD, FACS, Course Chair

A native of Connecticut, Dr. Schenarts graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University and received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut, where he also completed a post-sophomore fellowship in anatomic pathology and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Maura E. Sullivan, MS, PhD, Course Chair

Dr. Maura E. Sullivan is a Professor of Clinical Surgery and the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. She is also the Executive Director of the Surgical Skills Simulation and Education Center in the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Roy Phitayakorn, MD, MHPE (Med), FACS

Dr. Roy Phitayakorn completed his residency training in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University in 2009 and completed an endocrine surgery fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in 2011.

Jeremy Lipman, MD, MHPE, FACS, FASCRS

Dr. Lipman is a professor of surgery at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He serves as the designated institutional official and director of graduate medical education at Cleveland Clinic where he is a staff colorectal surgeon.

Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, FACS

Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, FACS is professor of clinical surgery and vice chair for education in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is a gastrointestinal surgeon specializing in surgical care for conditions involving the liver, bile duct, pancreas, and endocrine system.

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