This is a reminder that the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Nominating Committee of the Fellows (NCF) and the Nominating Committee of the Board of Governors (NCBG) are currently accepting nominees for Officers-Elect and Board of Regents positions.

These leadership positions include:

Officers-Elect

The 2021 NCF will select nominees for the three Officer-Elect positions of the ACS:

• President-Elect
• First Vice-President-Elect
• Second Vice-President-Elect

Entities such as ACS Chapters, surgical specialty societies, ACS Advisory Councils, and ACS Committees who wish to provide a letter of nomination must provide a description of their selection process and the total list of applicants reviewed.

Please review the Criteria for Consideration and Further Details sections on the ACS website before submitting nominations.  

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 19, 2021.

Nominations must be submitted to officerandbrnominations@facs.org. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Kalata, staff liaison for the NCF, at 312-202-5360 or ekalata@facs.org.

Board of Regents

The 2021 NCBG will select nominees for six pending vacancies on the Board of Regents to be filled at Clinical Congress 2021.

Entities such as ACS Chapters, surgical specialty societies, ACS Advisory Councils, and ACS Committees, who 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. 

Please review the Criteria for Consideration and Further Details sections on the ACS website before submitting nominations.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 19, 2021.