News
This is a drill
Practice makes perfect.
News
Fighting fires
A really good surgeon has much in common with a fire Incident Commander.
Opinion
Eleven on a scale of 1 to 10
Each ABS examiner knows that they must make a decision that is safe for the public and fair for the candidate.
Article
From the Editors: Unexpected benefits
I am a member of several surgical societies, and more than once I’ve extolled the importance of going to meetings as part of my personal...
News
From the Editors: How about that!
The American College of Surgeons has worked hard on improving responsiveness and communication with Fellows.
Opinion
From the Editors: Halsted, Holmes, and penguins
Too much information is almost as bad as too little.
Opinion
From the Editors: Your call is important to us
Human beings, not computer software, landed the Eagle on the Moon.
Opinion
Three days in the life of a surgeon
Students don’t know where they are going, just that they now have the last rung of training in place. They have a job and a relatively secure...
Opinion
Music in the OR
We need to be aware of the spinning propeller of noise pollution in the OR.
Article
From the Editors: One pebble at a time
This is a story about Sarah Prince, FRCS, and thousands of others here and abroad who are surgeons. Only a few of you may have heard of Miss...
Article
From the Editors: Querencia
The Editors of ACS Surgery News want to provide a querencia: a source of reliable, vetted information that gives surgeons a place of intellectual...
Opinion
Sic transit gloria mundi
News
Down Under
We Americans can be pretty smug when it comes to our health care system, our training, and our outcomes. Traveling to the other side of the world...
