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Time is running out to apply for the shared scholarship offered by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. The ACS/ASCRS Brandeis Leadership Program in Health Policy Scholarship is available to members in good standing of both organizations. Applications are due by February 1, 2016.

This scholarship supports attendance and participation in the "Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management," which will take place June 12-18, 2016, at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Additional details are available on the Brandeis University website.

For your convenience the specific requirements for the Health Policy Scholarship are available in the scholarship flyer. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is February 1, 2016. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection committee's decision by March 31, 2016.

To Apply

Applications should be submitted as a single PDF file via email to: [email protected], with "Attn: ACS/ASCRS" as the subject line.

ACS/ASCRS 2016 Health Policy Scholarship Information and Requirements (PDF)

The newest CREST® Weekly Curriculum module, Acute Pseudo-Obstruction, is now available! This module discusses those patients with motility problems of the large bowel—specifically, the evaluation and management of patients with colonic pseudo-obstruction. Included in the module are a narrated presentation, full-text articles from Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, and a brief posttest.

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules provide a quick, easy way to refresh your knowledge on a topic and earn an hour of continuing medical education (CME) credit. Upon completion, the module is eligible for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. To access the CREST® site, please log in at the top of this page. Once logged in, click on MY ACCOUNT in the top right-hand corner and then choose the CREST® Online Learning Center link located at the top of your account information.

CREST® Weekly Curriculum modules are free to members. Not a member of ASCRS? Learn more about the benefits of membership in The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons is so grateful to Sarah Colborn, wife of the late Dr Gene Louis Colborn, for donating these remarkable anatomy teaching videos for the benefit and education of our members. Dr. Colborn passed away March 14, 2012 at the age of 76. He was a Professor Emeritus of Anatomy at the Medical College of Georgia, and received an MS, PhD, and post-doctorate degrees in Anatomy and Physiology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine and UTHSA, respectively. His lifelong passion was education in clinical anatomy--teaching residents, students and staff in all medical disciplines, and winning several teaching awards throughout the years for his superb mastery and fervor. It is our sincere hope that Dr. Colborn’s legacy may continue through the education of surgical anatomy with the use of these videos, and generations may comprehend the wonders of human anatomy as only Gene could express.

Watch the anatomy teaching video now!

Register today for the ASCRS Annual Scientific and Tripartite Meeting June 10 – 14, 2017, in Seattle, WA and save up to $200 with our early member registration rate! This rate expires on April 17, 2017, so don’t delay!

The Annual Meeting brings together over 2,000 surgeons and other health care professionals who practice in the field of colon and rectal surgery – we hope you'll be one of them!

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The Annual Scientific and Tripartite Meeting mobile app is now available for download from Google Play or the Apple Store. Browse sessions, set your schedule, and more!