Faculty Surgeons: Guide the Next Generation by Volunteering for Medical Student Program at Clinical Congress

The ACS is recruiting faculty volunteers to participate in select parts of this year’s 3-day Medical Student Program at Clinical Congress 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. If you will be attending and are interested in helping, you are invited to participate in any of the following events depending on your interest and availability.

Medical Student ePoster Session Judge

Sunday, October 22 | 2:15–4:05 pm   

The volunteer judges will be asked to critique medical students’ ePoster presentations. Volunteer judges typically have some experience in research. No advance preparation on your part is required.

Roundtable Sessions–Skills/Personal Statement Session

Monday, October 23 | 2:50–5:00 pm 

You will lead teaching of a skill (knot tying or basic suturing, for example) or discussing how to write a personal statement for residency application purposes. Skills volunteers will be asked to familiarize themselves with the modules beforehand. Otherwise, no advance preparation is required.

Mock Interview Practice Sessions with Surgeons

Tuesday, October 24 | 3:00–5:00 pm

Faculty will ask a typical residency interview question, allow a single student to answer, then spend a few minutes providing feedback about the exchange to the group. This will be repeated for as many students as each rotation allows. No advance preparation on your part is required. 

If you would like to volunteer, fill out the participation form. If you are interested in the Skills Session, be sure to note your skills preferences. ACS staff will send out a reminder with the room locations and further instructions as the program approaches. Contact Cassie Buchignani at cbuchignani@facs.org for more information.