Major Awards at Clinical Congress 2024

The ACS Clinical Congress is among the largest surgical gatherings in the world. First convened in 1910, the conference was a driving force behind the founding of the College in 1913. Today, it is a premier event for education, networking, professional development, and celebration of the surgeons on whose extraordinary contributions the advancement of surgery rests. The ACS awards, which reflect the spirit of excellence, progress, and selfless service in surgery, will be presented throughout Clinical Congress 2024, October 19–22, in San Francisco, California.

The Distinguished Service Award is the College’s highest honor, intended to acknowledge exceptional and long-standing service as an ACS Fellow, and the Wangensteen Scientific Forum Award celebrates an individual whose career has exemplified clinical, educational, and research accomplishments of a successful academic surgeon. Another major award is the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award, which recognizes the contributions of a surgeon who has helped advance women in surgery. In addition, the ACS Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution Award honors a physician’s distinguished contributions to the advancement of military surgery.

This year, the ACS will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to honor a surgeon who, across several decades, has provided extraordinary contributions and continuous service to the College.

These five awards will be presented during Convocation on Saturday, October 19, at 6:00 pm PT and will be livestreamed on facs.org/convocation.

The ACS/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards, honoring ACS Fellows and members whose altruistic efforts to provide clinical care, education, research, and/or leadership have made a positive impact on surgery worldwide, will be presented during the annual Board of Governors dinner on Monday, October 21.

For more information about Clinical Congress and to register, visit facs.org/clincon2024.