American college of surgeons

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Dates:
Active 1904
Active 1957
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of surgical care through education of and advocacy for its Fellows and their patients, and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment; established in 1913 in Chicago, Ill.; preceded in organization by the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics which began in 1905, and the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America, which began in 1910.

From the description of Records / a. 1890-[ongoing] (bulk 1950-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975092

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Subjects:

  • Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Discoveries in science
  • Medical education
  • Hospitals
  • Medical care
  • Medical care
  • Medical care
  • Medical policy
  • Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Medicine, Preventive
  • Motion pictures in medicine
  • Surgeons
  • Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Surgery
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Wounds and injuries
  • Wounds and injuries

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Places:

  • Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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