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“SUCCESS STORIES” MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER ACS
Terry L. Buchmiller, MD, FACS MCACS Chapter Past President ACS Board of Governor
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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
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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
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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
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“SUCCESSES” Annual Meeting State House day
Quality Improvement Collaborative Grassroots Advocacy New initiatives
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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
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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
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Dr. Joseph Murray Award Top Gun Competition
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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
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ADVOCACY DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE
Championed by Peter Masiakos Chair Advocacy Committee, Ellenberger award recipient
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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