Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Alabama and Mississippi Chapters of American College of Surgeons to Meet in June

The Alabama and Mississippi Chapters of the American College of Surgeons will meet for an annual conference in Point Clear, Ala., on June 10-12, 2010.

Speakers from the USA College of Medicine include Drs. Joshua Chouteau, Philip A. Cole II, C. Neal Ellis Jr., Richard P. Gonzalez and D. Lynn Dyess. Topics will include the basic and clinical surgical sciences and sociopolitical issues.

Conference coordinators and hosts include: Dr. William O. Richards, professor and chair; Dr. Roy E. Gandy, professor; and Dr. Charles B. Rodning, professor, all in the department of surgery at the USA College of Medicine.

Dr. Rodning currently serves as president-elect of the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and will be installed as president during the conference.

The Alabama Chapter of the ACS is the largest surgical society in the state of Alabama, with more than 950 members who represent all surgical subspecialties. For more information, visit acsalabama.org.

The conference will convene at Marriott’s Grand Hotel and Resort in Point Clear, Ala. For hotel reservations, call the Grand at (800)455-3834.