RACS and ACS have been closely aligned for decades. I cannot think of a better mind-expanding view of the surgical world than to join them at one of their meetings. Like so many surgeons, I’ve always thought I just couldn’t take so much vacation at once. Nonsense. You can’t afford not to do so. And there’s nothing like patting the head of a kangaroo to help cure burnout.
Dr. Hughes is an ACS Fellow with the department of general surgery, McPherson Hospital, McPherson, Kan., and is the Editor in Chief of ACS Communities. He is also Associate Editor for ACS Surgery News.