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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

Convocation

Saturday, October 19 | 6:00–8:00 pm | Moscone Center

The Convocation Ceremony confers Fellowship upon surgeons who have successfully met requirements that reflect their education and training and commit to the ACS oath “To Heal All with Skill and Trust.” The ceremony also includes recognition of the Honorary Fellows, presentation of the Distinguished Service Award, installation of the ACS Officers, and the Presidential Address by Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS.

All Initiates must register for Clinical Congress if planning to participate in the Convocation Ceremony. ACS welcomes family members of Initiates to attend the Convocation Ceremony and share in this  celebration; their advance registration is not required.

Please join us prior to the ceremony at 5:30 pm for the Procession of the Initiates, followed by the Procession of Officers, Regents, Governors, and Guests.

Information for Initiates
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