1. “SUCCESS STORIES” MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER ACS
Terry L. Buchmiller, MD, FACS
MCACS Chapter Past President
ACS Board of Governor

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. “SUCCESSES” Annual Meeting State House day
Quality Improvement Collaborative
Grassroots Advocacy
New initiatives

6. 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

7. 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

8. Dr. Joseph Murray Award Top Gun Competition

9. 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

11. ADVOCACY DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE
Championed by Peter Masiakos
Chair Advocacy Committee, Ellenberger award recipient

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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