Welcome to the American College of Surgeons’ Online Learning Portal, the premier source for ongoing surgical education. The ACS is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Here you can access a variety of educational activities and track your educational achievements:

Whether you’re a practicing surgeon, physician, trainee, other medical professional, or patient, the ACS provides comprehensive resources to enhance your knowledge and improve patient outcomes.

ACS Online Learning Portal Unavailable Dec. 5-9, 2024

Due to software upgrade,  the following online systems will be unavailable during Dec. 5-9, 2024.

  • ACS online learning portal (https://learning.facs.org/)
  • Course Catalog (https://store.facs.org/)
  • MyCME (https://cmeapps.facs.org/cme/)

We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Breast Cancer Surgery: Meeting Standards and Improving Outcomes -Enduring

This course will review important considerations for the breast cancer surgery patient, how to improve outcomes by engaging patients as part of the care team, and utilizing education that meets the NAPBC standards. This course is intended for members of the breast cancer surgical team, including surgeons, nurses, cancer registrars, and physical therapists. 

Non-clinical staff are welcome to attend. Following the course, an option for a certificate of completion is available in lieu of credit claiming.
 

Academy VGR: Resident Unionization

The ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® Grand Rounds Series is pleased to present this virtual panel discussion on the topic of resident unionization. 

This activity is designed for faculty, trainees, and graduate medical education administrators. Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to describe the concept of resident unionization in the US. 
 

Residents as Teachers and Leaders (RATL)

SAVE THE DATE: April 11-13, 2025 ACS Headquarters, Chicago

Registration is open Monday October 28.

The 18th RATL course addresses the essential skills for residents’ lifelong roles as teachers, leaders, and practicing surgeons.

• Effective Teaching.  Establishing a positive learning climate; Finding time to teach; Teaching in ambulatory settings and the operating room; Giving feedback on performance   

• Successful Leading. Developing and leading productive teams; Resolving conflict; Using different leadership styles effectively; Maximizing various working styles
 

Electronic Disaster Management Emergency Preparedness (eDMEP) Course

eDMEP is a fully online version of the Disaster Management Emergency Preparedness (DMEP) course. The overall goals of eDMEP include preparing learners to become ready for, respond to, and recover from disasters; contribute effectively to hospital disaster readiness; and use drills to practice their hospital disaster plan. In this course, learners will have the opportunity to work through a triage scenario, practicing their skills in a low-stakes environment.
 

Clinical Congress 2024

Clinical Congress offers outstanding educational opportunities for every stage in your surgical career—all in one place.

  • In-person attendees are able to experience the onsite program in San Francisco, October 19–22. They also will have access to the livestreamed Convocation, as well as all on-demand recordings, which will be available within a few hours after being presented.
  • Virtual attendees will have access to the livestreamed Convocation and selected on-demand content.

All attendees have the opportunity to claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, earn self-assessment credits, and meet other regulatory requirements until February 2025.
 

Meeting the Standards: What Every CoC Program Needs to Know

Each year, the CoC Accreditation Committee reviews the CoC standards and compliance and develops guidance that helps the CoC-accredited programs better understand and meet the accreditation standards.  The webinar will review clarifications, modifications, and guidance for select CoC standards and common areas of performance challenge.

The webinar will offer 1.0 continuing education credit for nurses and cancer registrar who are ODS certified.
 

Technical Standards for Thyroid Cancer Surgery

This course discusses evidence-based operative standards for the performance of thyroid surgery as outlined in the Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, Volume 2. This course will include preoperative considerations for surgical planning and standards for thyroidectomy and lymphadenectomy.

The webinar will offer 1.5 continuing medical education credit for physicians.
 

JACS Operative Word Podcast October 2024: Episode 27

The purpose of the JACS Operative Word Podcast is to give listeners the opportunity to claim CME credit for time spent learning about recent articles published in JACS.

The month of October features Episode 27: Association of Daily Step Count and Postoperative Complication among All of Us Research Participants.  
 
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