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1970 Clinical Congress Memories

About Clinical Congress 1970

The 56th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons took place October 12–16, 1970, in Chicago, IL. Below we have curated photos from the Clinical Congress and Convocation, as well as the 1970 Convocation booklet. Make sure to take a look at our memories from 1970.

1970 Convocation Booklet

Download full 1970 Convocation Booklet PDF

Hover over the booklet and click on the arrows to flip through the Convocation booklet for the 1970 Fellowship class of the American College of Surgeons. Flip through the booklet to find your name and those of your fellow Initiates.

Photos from Clinical Congress 1970

Clinical Congress News from 1970

Fun Facts for 1970

1970 was a big year, from the introduction of the floppy disk by IBM, to the break up of The Beatles, to the debut of Monday Night Football. Reminisce about what was going on in the world during your convocation year.