ACOS membership is completely free throughout your entire training — from your OGME 1 internship year through residency and into your clinical fellowship. Join the community that will carry you from training to the rest of your career.
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For physicians currently in an AOA-approved or ACGME-accredited surgical training program — including residents, OGME 1 interns, and surgeons in a clinical subspecialty fellowship year.
Free throughout your entire training — residency and fellowship.
When you transition to practice, you move to the New Member rate ($311 first year).
Connect with an experienced ACOS surgeon mentor who can guide your training and early career decisions.
Access to ACOS CME programs and educational resources at member rates throughout your residency and fellowship.
Access to the ACOS online platform to connect with peers, surgeons, and the broader ACOS community.
Eligibility for ACOS resident-specific honors including the Resident Achievement Award.
Your interests as a surgical trainee — resident or clinical fellow — represented at the federal, regulatory, and accreditation levels.
Reduced rates on ACOS conferences and educational events — including Conclave — during your training.
Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Surgery, ACOS News, and Inside Surgery Today.
A practice tool for communicating the osteopathic surgical training and D.O. advantage to patients.
For many surgical trainees, residency leads to a clinical subspecialty fellowship year — and ACOS stays with you through both. After training, membership continues as a New Member and the path toward the FACOS designation begins.
Resident and Clinical Fellow membership is completed entirely online. No application form, no dues, no waiting. Join in minutes.
ACOS stays with you at every stage — through residency, into fellowship, and into practice.
Many surgical trainees pursue a subspecialty fellowship after residency. ACOS membership continues free during your fellowship year — no interruption, no extra steps.
When your training is complete, you transition to New Member status at the $311 first-year rate and become a full dues-paying member of the College.
As a Member, you begin accumulating the service and contribution criteria that lead to the FACOS designation — the highest credential the College confers.
No dues. No application. Just you and the community that will carry you through training and beyond.
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