Keystone Chapter American College of Surgeons

“Expenses supplies 182 telephone 14 website 1,446 travel 1,687 meetings and conferences 1,055 insurance 1,662 service charges 2,391 investment management fee 176 awards 659 contributions 200 dues, books and subscrip. 64 equipment rental 771 temporary help 31 total 10,338”

“Unrealized gain on investments -2,096”

“Accounts receivable 600 150 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 40 0 investments 30,544 29,726 total 31,184 29,876”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 3,701 3,616 deferred revenue 1,800 14,475”

“The eastern pennsylvania chapter of the american college of surgeons was incorporated in april 1993, under the pennsylvania nonprofit corporation law of 1988. Effective january 1, 2003, the chapter merged with the central pennsylvania chapter of the american college of surgeons, inc. And changed its name to the keystone chapter, american college of surgeons, inc. The purpose of the chapter is to elevate the standards of surgery and to educate the profession and the public regarding the special training involved in the practice of surgery. In addition, the chapter unites members in their efforts to improve the quality of surgical patient care and provides a medium through which surgical experiences may be presented.”

“The keystone chapter, which represents 42 counties in eastern and central pennsylvania, offers exclusive member benefits, develops excellent continuing education programs, provides more frequent and useful communications on issues of concern and interest to the surgical profession, and overall, serves as an effective voice for surgeons.”

“The chapter holds an annual meeting where members and non-member attendees qualify for education credits. Approximately 125 member and non-member physicians attended the annual scientific meeting held november 2 at penn state hershey medical center's conference center in hershey. Thirty posters were submitted for the abstract judging competition; 12 posters were selected for oral presentations during the sessions. Twelve exhibitors were on hand to display and discuss their products with the attendees. A full-day program of educational session on various surgical-related topics was presented providing attendees with cme. The resident surgical jeopardy tournament was held in conjunction with the annual meeting. Nine resident teams competed for the coveted honor of receiving the jeopardy trophy.”

“The chapter is an excellent and appropriate vehicle to make the concerns of surgeons from eastern and central pennsylvania heard not only at acs headquarters in chicago, but also in harrisburg and washington, d.c. Through its strong ties with the american college of surgeons, the three other regional pennsylvania chapters and the pennsylvania medical society, the chapter monitors and supports action on the legislative and regulatory issues that affect their patients and profession.”

“The society has a mangement service agreement with the pa medical society (pamed), in which pamed provides administrative services to the society, which includes membership/administration coordination, board and committee support, marketing and communications, meeting coordination, technology management, and financial management. In return for these services, the society pays a monthly base fee of 3,283.”