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Contents:
• Dr. Britt chosen as next President-Elect
• ACS Regents and Governors named
• Innovative model for solving organ shortage involves elective surgery patients
• Past-Presidents
• Distinguished Service Award
• Best Scientific Exhibit
• International Guest Scholars
• Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards
• Clinical Congress candids
• Nation’s capital to serve as host to 2010 Clinical Congress

L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, who was named President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons on Wednesday, has been a Fellow since 1989 and has been active in governance of the College.

ACS Regents and Governors named
The Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons has elected Rene Lafreniere, MD, FACS, Calgary, AB; Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT; and Marshall Z. Schwartz, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA, to the ACS Board of Regents.   more

Innovative model for solving
organ shortage involves elective
surgery patients
Improving the supply of living organ donors while maintaining ethical standards was the focus of the Ethics and Philosophy Lecture, which was presented by Mark Siegler, MD, FACP, Wednesday morning. more

Past-Presidents
The Past-Presidents of the College met Tuesday for their annual luncheon. more

Distinguished Service Award
Recipients of the College’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, met for their annual luncheon. more

Best Scientific Exhibit
Joan-Marie Pellegrini, MD, is the winner of this year’s Best Scientific Exhibit, “Improving Rural Maine’s Access to Emergency Trauma Services through Telemedicine.” more

International Guest Scholars
The International Guest Scholars for 2009, International Relations Committee members, and guests gathered for a luncheon. more

Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards
The 2009 American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Inc Surgical Humanitarian Award and Surgical Volunteerism Awards were presented at the Board of Governors’ dinner. more

Clinical Congress candids
View scenes from five activity-filled days of Clinical Congress. more

Nation’s capital to serve as host to 2010 Clinical Congress
It’s never too early to start planning for the 96th annual Clinical Congress, scheduled for October 3-7, 2010, in Washington, DC—the first time the meeting has ever been held in the nation’s capital. American College of Surgeons event planners said it was the ideal time to have the Clinical Congress meeting in Washington, DC, because the College is continually striving to have a more visible presence on Capitol Hill. more