With over 100 Chapters around the world, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Chapters strive to offer benefits to Âé¶¹´«Ã½members at the local level. Benefits include networking opportunities to build strong professional relationships with surgical peers; opportunities to participate in advocacy activities at the state and federal levels that impact the practicing surgeon and patients; convenient educational meetings and local CME; leadership opportunities within the chapter council that can translate to future leadership roles within the ACS; a forum to engage and mentor young surgeons, trainees, and medical students; and volunteerism opportunities to give back to the profession, both domestically and internationally.