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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.

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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.

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New Committee Membership and Leadership Openings

June 27, 2024

The CoC and the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) are accepting applications for new volunteers for committee membership. Applicants must be Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.

New committee members are appointed to a 3-year term and are eligible for reappointment to a second 3-year term based on performance, which includes a formal assessment of meeting attendance and engagement. Applications from women, underrepresented communities, and those of diverse backgrounds are encouraged. Interested candidates may apply by submitting a Committee Member Application Form.

Committee Leadership

This year’s committee leader openings are listed below:

  • CoC
    • Executive Committee Chair
    • Advocacy Committee Chair
    • Member Organization Steering Committee Chair
    • Cancer Liaison Program Chair
    • Cancer Liaison Program Vice-Chair
    • Quality Assurance and Data Committee (QADC) Chair
    • QADC Vice-Chair
  • NAPBC
    • Board Vice-Chair
    • Advocacy and Outreach Chair
    • Standards and Accreditation Chair
    • Standards and Accreditation Vice-Chair
  • NAPRC
    • Accreditation Vice-Chair
  • American Joint Committee on Cancer
    • Education and Promotions Chair
  • Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP)
    • Executive Committee Chair
    • Education Committee Chair
    • Education Committee Vice-Chair

Candidates for committee chair or vice-chair roles must be current members of the committee. Candidates for committee chair must have served in a leadership role within the committee, typically as vice-chair (some exceptions may apply). Applicants must also be Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.

Committee chairs will be appointed to a 2-year, nonrenewable term. Committee vice-chairs will be appointed to a 1-year term, with eligibility to renew once. Interested candidates should review and submit the Committee Leader Application Form.

The deadline for all applications is June 30. New committee members and leaders will be announced in the fall. Contact cpmembership@facs.org with any questions.