About Us

The Mission of the TN Chapter, ACS, is to improve the health of the people of Tennessee and the Southeastern Region of the United States by promoting the ethical practice of the art and science of surgery. To this end, the TN Chapter, ACS strives to cultivate equality and achieve inclusivity as surgeons, leaders, role models, and mentors not only within our own surgical community but throughout society.

The TN Chapter is dedicated to

• The promotion of membership
• The provision of advocacy for surgeons and patients
• The education of surgeons and surgical residents
• The ultimate improvement and measurement of patient care and safety
• The study the educational and professional needs of underrepresented surgeons and surgical trainees and the impact that its work may have on the elimination of health disparities among diverse population groups.

The Chapter provides a network for the Fellows of the State and serves as their liaison to the American College of Surgeons.

OUR PURPOSE

• To promote the improvement of care to the surgical patient
• To promote cooperation among the members of the Chapter in their common efforts to improve the quality of surgical care
• To provide a medium through which surgical experiences may be presented and discussed, through which continuing education in the area of surgical skills and care may be provided, and through which outmoded and/or unethical surgical practices may be corrected
• To offer assistance to professional and civic-based groups concerned with the maintenance of high quality health care in the State of Tennessee
• To assist in providing the residents of the State of Tennessee with surgical and hospital facilities of the highest ethical and professional standards