The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is offering scholarships to subsidize attendance and participation in the 2017 Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management, May 31−June 6, at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. [http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/execed/index.html] The $8,000 awards may be used toward the cost of tuition, travel, housing, and subsistence during the course as well as the post-course follow-up period. Applications are due February 1.
The College will fund two full scholarships reserved for general surgeons. In addition, many surgical specialty societies have partnered with the ACS to co-sponsor a scholarship for a member in good standing of both the College and their society to attend this intensive program, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Pediatric Surgical Society, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the American Urogynecologic Society, the American Urological Society (via its Gallagher Scholarship program), the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Foundation, New England Surgical Society, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Society for Vascular Surgery.
Requirements for these scholarships are posted on the ACS website [https://www.facs.org/member-services/scholarships/health-policy]. Questions may be directed to the ACS Scholarships Administrator at scholarships@facs.org or 312-202-5281.