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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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your Âé¶¹´«Ã½colleagues. 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your Âé¶¹´«Ã½colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
ACS
Setting the Standard for Surgical Care

Setting the Standard for Surgical Care

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Our Mission

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Our Vision

To create a healthcare landscape where surgeons thrive and every patient has access to and benefits from the highest standards of surgical care, driven by innovation, education, leadership, and trust.

Our Strategic Plan

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½strategic plan—launched in mid-2025 after an 18-month effort by multiple stakeholders, including the Board of Regents, Past Presidents, Board of Governors, Young Fellows Association, Resident and Associate Society, committee members, and staff executives—highlights four main pillars that define our goals and will serve as guideposts toward achieving our vision. Ìý

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Initiatives conducted throughout these four strategic pillars will be built on data-driven operational excellence and the continued development and well-being of staff, empowering them to drive innovation, inclusive excellence, and value across all strategic pillars.

Governance of the College

These groups are responsible for formulating and implementing the policies of the College.

Board of Regents

The Regents formulate policy and direct the affairs of the College.

Board of Governors

The Governors act as the liaison between the Board of Regents and the Fellows.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Chapters

Local Âé¶¹´«Ã½Chapters exert the College’s influence at the community level.

Committees

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Committees represent various aspects of the surgical profession to help serve you as a member of the College.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½by the Numbers

~90,000

Members worldwide

50 million+

Patient records tracked through our surgical registries to improve patient care

2,500+

Hospital participants in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Âé¶¹´«Ã½

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