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Contents:
• Evolution of trauma care in the U.S. should focus on inclusive systems
• Surgeon shortage one area that health care reform should address
• National Safety Council Surgeons’ Award for Service to Safety
• Distinguished Philanthropist Award
• Award-winning geneticist to participate in Surgical Forum
• Young Fellows Association debuts
• Bernard Fisher, MD, FACS, is recipient of 2009 Jacobson Innovation Award
• No easy answers to medical industry support for CME
• Commission on Cancer Paper Competition winners announced
• ACS-Emerson Scholar-in-Residence in Medical Ethics established

Martin R. Eichelberger, MD, FACS, was awarded the 2009 National Safety Council Surgeons’ Award for Service to Safety at the Trauma Reception Monday evening.

National Safety Council Surgeons’ Award for Service to Safety
Martin R. Eichelberger, MD, FACS, was awarded the 2009 National Safety Council Surgeons’ Award for Service to Safety at the Trauma Reception. more

Surgeon shortage one area that health care reform should address
The burgeoning shortage of surgeons and its relationship to ongoing health care reform efforts was the focus of the Excelsior Surgical Society Edward D. Churchill Lecture, which George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, presented Tuesday morning. more

Distinguished Philanthropist Award
ACS Executive Director Thomas A. Russell presents the Distinguished Service Award to Richard Reiling, MD, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reiling. more

Award-winning geneticist to participate in Surgical Forum
Geneticist Janet Davison Rowley, MD, will participate as a special invited commentator in the Genetic Determinants of Disease and Outcomes session of the Surgical Forum. more

Young Fellows Association debuts
The Young Fellows Association (YFA) held its inaugural meeting. more

Bernard Fisher, MD, FACS, receives 2009 Jacobson Innovation
Bernard Fisher, MD, FACS, is the recipient of the 15th Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons. more

No easy answers to medical industry support for CME
The perception of undue influence on physicians from the medical industry has become a troublesome reality that has filtered to industry support for CME programs regionally and nationally. more

Commission on Cancer Paper Competition winners announced
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) proudly recognizes the three winners of the 2009 Commission on Cancer Paper Competition. more

ACS-Emerson Scholar-in-Residence in Medical Ethics established
The American College of Surgeons Foundation announces a grant to establish the ACS-Emerson Scholar-in-Residence in Medical Ethics. more