The ACS 2025 Nominating Committee of the Fellows (NCF) and Nominating Committee of the Board of Governors (NCBG) will accept nominations through February 14, 2025, for leadership positions in the College.
Officers-Elect
The 2025 NCF will select nominees for three Officer-Elect positions of the ACS:
- President-Elect
- First Vice-President-Elect
- Second Vice-President-Elect
Criteria for Consideration
The NCF will use the following guidelines when considering potential candidates:
- Loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities such as service and active participation on ACS committees or in other areas of the College.
- The ACS encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions.
All nominations must include:
- A letter of nomination
- A current curriculum vitae
- One personal letter of support is required; a maximum of three is allowed
In addition, nominations for President-Elect must include a personal statement from the candidate detailing their ACS service, interest in the position, and vision for the College’s future.
Entities such as surgical specialty societies, ACS Advisory Councils, ACS committees, and ACS chapters that wish to provide a letter of nomination must provide a description of their selection process and the total list of applicants reviewed.
Any attempt to contact or influence members of the NCF by a candidate or on behalf of a candidate will be viewed in a negative manner and may possibly result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.
Learn more about the roles, duties, and time commitment involved for these Officer positions at facs.org/about-acs/governance/get-involved/officers.
Board of Regents
The 2025 NCBG will select nominees for three vacancies on the Board of Regents to be filled at Clinical Congress 2025.
For information only, the current members of the Board of Regents who will be considered for reelection to their second or third terms are (all MD, FACS) Diana L. Farmer, Sarwat Salim, and Steven C. Stain.
Criteria for Consideration
The following guidelines are used by the NCBG when reviewing candidates for potential nomination to the Board of Regents.
- Loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice
- Demonstrated leadership qualities such as service and active participation on ACS committees or in other areas of the College
- The ACS encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions.
- Only individuals who are currently, and are expected to remain, in active surgical practice for their entire term (up to three 3-year terms) may be nominated for election or reelection to the Board of Regents.
The NCBG recognizes the importance of the Board of Regents representing all who practice surgery in both academic and community practice, regardless of practice location or configuration. Consideration will be given in this nomination cycle to the following disciplines:
- Acute care surgery (trauma surgery and emergency general surgery)
- Burn and critical care surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- General surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Transplant surgery
- Urology
Nominations not meeting these criteria will be accepted for review by the NCBG in the event of an unexpected vacancy.
All nominations must include:
- A letter of nomination
- A personal statement from the candidate detailing their ACS service and interest in the position
- A current curriculum vitae
- One personal letter of support is required; a maximum of three is allowed
Entities such as surgical specialty societies, ACS Advisory Councils, ACS committees, and ACS chapters that wish to provide a letter of nomination must provide at least two nominees, and a description of their selection process, along with the total list of applicants reviewed.
Any attempt to contact or influence members of the NCBG by a candidate or on behalf of a candidate will be viewed in a negative manner and may possibly result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.
Learn more about the roles, duties, and time commitment involved for Regent positions at facs.org/about-acs/governance/get-involved/regent.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 14, 2025. Nominations must be submitted to officerandbrnominations@facs.org. For more information, contact Emily Kalata at 312-202-5360 or ekalata@facs.org.
