Read the May Bulletin: Improving Rectal Cancer Care Access in Rural Canada

The May Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons is available online. This month’s cover story describes how surgeons in Canada are improving access to care for rectal cancer patients in rural areas of British Columbia and Alberta. Accompanying the article are commentaries from three ACS leaders: former ACS Governor Garth Olds, MD, FACS; ACS Regent Gary Timmerman, MD, FACS; and Past-Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents Steven Wexner, MD, PhD(Hon), FACS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd.

Features

• New ACS Website Aims to Enrich Member Experiences
• 2021 ACS Governors Survey: Surgical Training Paradigms: From Medical School into Practice
• The COT at 100: Setting the Standard for Quality Programs
• Trailblazing Women Minority Surgeons: Dr. Yeu-Tsu Margaret Lee: Pioneering Asian-American Military Surgeon
• Profiles in ACS Leadership: A Few Questions for Linda G. Phillips, MD, FACS

Departments

• Executive Director’s Update: Building Trust in Our Profession
• ACS Cancer Research Program: Implications of the KEYNOTE-522 Trial for Patients with Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• DEI in Action: Patching the Leaky Pipeline: Increasing Diversity in Surgery through Parallel Initiatives Targeting Four Educational Levels
• From the Archives: The Buxton Mission School, the Original “Pipeline” of Black Surgeons: Part 2

News

• ACS COT Centennial Celebration Promotes Vision for the Future and a Transition in Leadership
• In Memoriam: Dr. W. Hardy Hendren III, Pioneering Pediatric and Urologic Surgeon
• ACS Committee on Trauma Releases New Standards for Care of the Injured Patient

Earn CME

As a reminder, you can earn 1.0 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for reading each issue of the Bulletin—and it's free of charge for Fellows. Visit the ACS Learning Management System after reading the issue to take advantage of this learning opportunity.