“SUCCESS STORIES” MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER ACS Terry L. Buchmiller, MD, FACS MCACS Chapter Past President ACS Board of Governor www.mcacs.org
LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP Active Chapter for >60 yrs Two past Presidents of ACS Numerous Regents, including Vice Chair, Dr. Michael Zinner Provide support, mentorship Opportunity for regional and national involvement
MA CHAPTER SNAPSHOT ~ 1300 members 24 Council members 416 Active 416 Senior 459 Resident 3 Medical student/ Affiliate 24 Council members 5 Officers Historian 2 Residents
MA CHAPTER SNAPSHOT Working committees Active website Program Legislative/ Advocacy Young Surgeons Website/ Communications Quality improvement (MaSQIC) Active website Very robust support from PRRI 501c3
“SUCCESSES” Annual Meeting State House day Quality Improvement Collaborative Grassroots Advocacy New initiatives
ANNUAL MEETING Celebrated 62nd yr; ~150 participants Single day format Resident oral and poster presentations ~100 submissions Plenary sessions Panel discussions Breakfast at the Debates symposium Industry Support ($2,000-$5,000) Vendor floor Educational presentations night prior at Council
ANNUAL MEETING RECENT ADDITIONS CME + MOC, self-assessment On-line post-meeting survey Afternoon resident “Top-Gun” competition; 10 residency teams Established Dr. Joseph Murray award in 2014 for outstanding resident scientific talk
Dr. Joseph Murray Award Top Gun Competition
TOP GUN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 2O11 – Drs. Shiv Patel, Amila Husic and Walid Hesham of Lahey Clinic 2012 – Drs. Connie Rossini, Matthew Kronick and Kaitlyn Wong of Baystate Medical Center 2013 – Drs. Megan Applewhite, Andrew Gagnon and Victor Kim of Lahey Clinic 2014 – Drs. Victor Kim, Andrew Gagnon and Kristian Stensland of Lahey Clinic 2015 – Drs. Nora Fullington, Dan Hetherman and Josh Scurlock of UMass Memorial Medical Center
ADVOCACY DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE Championed by Peter Masiakos Chair Advocacy Committee, Ellenberger award recipient
STATE HOUSE ADVOCACY DAY 4th Annual event will be held on September 20, 2016; supported by ACS Theme-based presentation for attendees/legislators in central open auditorium; serve breakfast Personal meetings with legislators throughout afternoon Scheduled F/U in district offices
2013 STATE ADVOCACY DAY Our “Ask”: State funding of 1.5 FTE (epidemiologist/ statistician) in DPH for trauma data assessment Personal visit in chambers of Speaker of the House, Mr. Robert DeLeo, who gave immediate support Legislation approved
MaSQIC Massachusetts Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative Vision of Marc Rubin (past-Pres, BOG) 19 NSQIP State champions Drafted charter; legal counsel review Approved agreement with Academic Medical Center Patient Safety Organization (under CRICO) Data collection to begin in 2016
GRASS ROOTS ADVOCACY PROGRAM David McAneny (past Pres, BOG) Liaison between BOG and Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) Anne Larkin (President-elect) MA Chapter serving as pilot program Quarterly legislative visits planned Vital mentoring support from ACS
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES Attendance at intern orientation programs across State in June Young Surgeon/RAS practice management seminars Annual Red Sox event on August 26, 2016 vs. Kansas City Royals; initial Chapter membership fee waived for new attendees
SUMMARY ACS products and support instrumental Recruitment tools Support for advocacy efforts Weekly State legislative alerts Personal participation of National ACS leadership and staff at events