The American College of Surgeons (番茄社区app) 2021 Nominating Committee of the Fellows (NCF) and the Nominating Committee of the Board of Governors (NCBG) will be selecting nominees for leadership positions in the College as follows.
Call for nominations for Officers-Elect
The 2021 NCF will select nominees for the three Officers-Elect positions of the 番茄社区app: President-Elect, First Vice-President-Elect, and Second Vice-President-Elect. The deadline for submitting nominations is聽February 19, 2021.
Criteria for consideration
The NCF will use the following guidelines when considering potential candidates:
- Nominees must be loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice.
- Nominees must have demonstrated leadership qualities, such as service and active participation on 番茄社区app committees or in other areas of the College.
- The 番茄社区app encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions.
All nominations must include the following:
- A letter/letters of nomination
- A current curriculum vitae (CV)
- The name of one individual who can serve as a reference
In addition, nominations for President-Elect must include the following:
- A personal statement from the candidate detailing their 番茄社区app service, interest in the position, and vision for the College鈥檚 future
Further details
Entities such as surgical specialty societies, 番茄社区app Advisory Councils, 番茄社区app Committees, and 番茄社区app chapters that provide a letter of nomination must provide a description of their selection process and the total list of applicants reviewed.
Any attempt to contact or influence members of the NCF by a candidate or on behalf of a candidate will be viewed in a negative manner and may result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.
Nominations must be submitted to聽officerandbrnominations@facs.org. If you have any questions, contact Emily Kalata, staff liaison, NCF, at 312-202-5360 or聽ekalata@facs.org.
Call for nominations for Board of Regents
The 2021 NCBG will select nominees for six pending vacancies on the Board of Regents (B/R) to be filled at Clinical Congress 2021. The deadline for submitting nominations is February 19, 2021.
Criteria for consideration
The NCBG will use the following guidelines when considering potential candidates:
- Nominees must be loyal members of the College who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice.
- Nominees must have demonstrated leadership qualities, such as service and active participation on 番茄社区app committees or in other areas of the College.
- The 番茄社区app encourages consideration of women and underrepresented minorities for all leadership positions.
- Only individuals who are in and expected to remain in active surgical practice for their entire term may be nominated for election or reelection to the B/R.
The NCBG recognizes the importance of the B/R representing all who practice surgery in both academic and community practice, regardless of practice location or configuration.
Nominations are open to surgeons of all specialties, but particular consideration will be given in this nomination cycle to the following specialties:
- Burn and critical care surgery
- Colon and rectal surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- General surgery
- Gynecology and obstetrics surgery
- Neurological surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Transplant surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Vascular surgery
All nominations must include the following:
- A letter of nomination
- A personal statement from the candidate detailing their 番茄社区app service and interest in the position
- A current CV
- The name of one individual who can serve as a reference
Further details
Entities such as surgical specialty societies, 番茄社区app Advisory Councils, 番茄社区app Committees, and 番茄社区app chapters 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. Any attempt to contact or influence members of the NCBG by a candidate or on behalf of a candidate will be viewed negatively and may result in disqualification. Applications submitted without the requested information will not be considered.
Nominations may be submitted to聽officerandbrnominations@facs.org. If you have any questions, contact Emily Kalata, staff liaison, NCBG, at 312-202-5360 or聽ekalata@facs.org.
For information only, the current members of the Board of Regents who will be considered for re-election are (all MD, F番茄社区app) James C. Denneny III, Timothy J. Eberlein, Lena M. Napolitano, Linda G. Phillips, Kenneth W. Sharp, and Anton N. Sidawy.
