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Join Dr. Richardson for TTP Program Meet and Greet at Clinical Congress


 

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J. David Richardson, MD, FACS, 2015-2016 President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Chair of the ACS Committee on Transition to Practice (TTP) Program in General Surgery, will host an informal Meet and Greet during the ACS Clinical Congress 2016, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm, Tuesday, October 18, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Dr. Richardson will be available to speak with Clinical Congress attendees at the Division of Education Booth in the ACS Resource Center in Hall B. Residents who are considering careers in general surgery as well as faculty and practicing surgeons may be interested in learning more about the TTP Program at https://www.facs.org/education/program/ttp. Dennis W. Ashley, MD, FACS, FCCM, TTP chief of the Mercer University School of Medicine Program, Cordele, GA, which has successfully incorporated the TTP Program, will join Dr. Richardson at the Meet and Greet. Contact ttp@facs.org for more information or stop by the Division of Education booth at the Clinical Congress and learn more about this growing program.

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