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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

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 Monday evening, for his undaunting commitment to the prevention and treatment of children’s injuries and in recognition of his continuing influence on countless lives. Pictured, left to right: A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS, Vice-Chair of the ACS Board of Regents and presenter of this year’s Scudder Oration on Trauma; John Fildes, MD, FACS, ACS Committee on Trauma (COT) Chair; Dr. Eichelberger; M. Margaret Knudson, COT Vice-Chair; and J. Wayne Meredith, Medical Director, ACS Trauma Programs, Division of Research and Optimal Care.