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Identifying and Addressing Gender Bias in Surgery ​The Young Fellow (FYA) and Residents and Associates (RAS) Representatives of the Maryland Chapter of the ACS (MD-ACS) held a thought-provoking discussion with a panel of world-renowned surgeons. Topic: Identifying and...

Good News & Happy Holidays! Thanks to the efforts of our American College of Surgeons (especially Christian Shalgian and his DC team) and all of you who contacted your legislators, we have some good news to close out this challenging year of 2020. Legislation has...

Fireside Chat with Senator Clarence Lam, MDJoin MD-ACS President, Jose Diaz for a fireside chat with Maryland State Senator Clarence Lam, MD on December 15, 2020, 6:30 – 7:30pm via Zoom. Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will...

Urgent Action RequiredCMS released the CY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. As predicted, the finalized rule includes devastating cuts to Medicare physician payment, including up to 9% for some surgical specialties. At this point, enacting legislation is the only...

The Young Fellow (FYA) and Residents and Associates (RAS) Representatives of the Maryland Chapter of the ACS Invite You to a Thought-Provoking Discussion with a Panel of World-Renowned SurgeonsIdentifying and Addressing Gender Bias in SurgeryWith Panelists:Thursday,...

2021 Fellow Applications Now Open – Become a Fellow of the ACS As President of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (MD-ACS), I would like to encourage you to take the next important step in your surgical career, if you meet the membership...

Make a Difference in 5 Minutes - Support Legislation to Stop Medicare CutsHouse Introduces Legislation to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts - Our Voice Is Being Heard! On November 3, the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8702)...

Diversity & Inclusion in Surgery - MD-ACS YFA Invites You to a Zoom Discussion The Young Fellow Representatives of the Maryland Chapter of the ACS, Drs. Waqas Ahad, Mira Ghneim, and Alistair Kent, invite you to a thought-provoking discussion: Our Lived Experience...

MD-ACS eNews - October 2020Inside this issue: Congratulations to all the New Maryland Fellows! MD-ACS FYA Virtual Event ACS COVID-19 Resources Virtual ACS Clinical Congress 2020 a Phenomenal Success — Entire Content & CME Credits Available through December 31st...

Time to Act - Stop Medicare Cuts for SurgeonsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule that will devastate surgeons across America by reducing payments for nearly all surgical specialties—during the worst public health crisis in generations....