The American College of Surgeons, located in Chicago, Illinois is a scientific and educational association of surgeons in the United States that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Members of the American College of Surgeons are referred to as Fellows. The letters FACS (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after a surgeon's name mean that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College. FACS may be: Facial Action Coding System, an acronym which indicates a procedure to analyse human face expressions Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fluorescent-activated cell sorting Formal Aspects of Computing Science, a British Computer Society Specialist Group Family and consumer science This page expands a four-character...

There is also another category of membership known as Associate Fellow. This category was established to provide an opportunity for surgeons who are beginning surgical practice and who meet specific requirements to assume an active role in the College at an early stage in their careers.

The College currently has more than 64,000 Fellows, including more than 3,700 Fellows in other countries, making it the largest organization of surgeons in the world. There are presently more than 5,000 Associate Fellows.

Surgical specialists eligible for fellowship in the American College of Surgeons come from a wide variety of clinical backgrounds:

• General Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Gynecologic Oncology
• Neurological Surgery
• Ophthalmic Surgery (Ophthalmology)
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (w/MD degree)
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
• Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery

External links

• American College of Surgeons homepage