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  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Keynote Address: Glamorizing Medical Education
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Keynote Speaker: Sampson Davis, MD, FACEP (he/him/his) – New Jersey Hospitals
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1.5
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Women Surgeons Forum and Reception - Finding Happiness Through Healthy Boundaries
    Location: Chicago Ballroom A-B, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Cleveland Clinic
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 3
  • Thursday, Sep 21st
    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    ACOS Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
    Location: Indiana - Iowa, 6th Floor
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Keynote Address: health tech innovation and the evolving frontier of ai how can we transform healthcare ethically and equitably?
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Keynote Speaker: Indu Subaiya, MD, MBA, MFA – Catalyst @ Health 2.0
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    IDEA Committee Lecture: HIGH GROUND: CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Non-Member Speaker: Barbara Ross- Lee Beverly, DO, MS, ABOFP – MARYLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AT MORGAN STATE
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Past, Present, Future
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    Speaker: Bracken Burns, Jr., DO, FACS, FACOS – James H. Quillen College of MedicineEast Tennessee State University
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Advocacy for DOs in Surgery
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    Speaker: Kristen J. Conrad-Schnetz, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Research Poster Presentations & Lunch
    Location: Marriott Ballroom & Halsted Foyer
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Professional Development Workshop
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: DOs in Plastic Surgery
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    Speaker: Gregory Greco, DO, FACS (he/him/his) – MONMOUTH PLASTIC SURGERY
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS : Research Podium Presentations
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 22nd
    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: ACOS Medical Student and Resident Social
    Location: Hubbard Inn
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: 7th Floor Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Keynote Address: Transition from Provider to Caregiver to Patient
    Location: Chicago Ballroom D-H, 5th Floor
    Member Speaker: Albert Yurvati, DO, FACOS, DFACOS – UNTHSC TCOM
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Business Meeting
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Residency 101: Pearls on Being Competitive in a Post-ACGME Merger World
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    Speaker: Hiren N. Patel, DO, FACOS – Massachusetts General Hospital
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: Advances in Surgery in the Past 30 years, Where will the next 30 years Take us?
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    ACOS MSS: General Announcements
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Lunch with Regional Liaisons
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Speed Mentoring
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    ACOS-MSS: Resident Section Talk: Transition to Residency
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    Speaker: Grace Young – A. T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 23rd
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    ACOS MSS: Closing Remarks
    Location: Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor
    ACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)