ACOS-MSS is the official Medical Students Section (MSS) of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS).
ACOS-MSS was established to provide a means for students interested in the surgical specialties to participate in the activities and governance of the ACOS. The purpose of ACOS-MSS is to represent and educate future osteopathic surgeons through local chapters. The fundamental principles of student education in surgery include:
- Stressing the understanding of osteopathic principles in relationship to disease in the practice of surgery
- Helping to promote education in the field of surgery, including gowning and gloving, scrubbing, sterile technique, suturing and tying techniques, operating room behavior, instrumentation, universal precautions, osteopathic manipulative management of the surgical patient, pre and post-operative management of surgical patients, and surgical documentation
- Providing a forum for discussion amongst students and surgeons
Previous and Current Club Activities
- Attending various ACOS-MSS sponsored conferences at venues like PCOM, Cesar’s Palace Las Vegas, CCOM, KPCOM, and TCOM
- Scrubbing classes at local hospitals to learn proper OR techniques
- Opportunities to shadow both general and orthopedic surgeons in the area
- White coat sale and suture kit fundraisers
President | Nicholas Alexander
Vice President | Katelyn Edgar
Treasurer | Sarah Robinson
Secretary | Alex Liang
National Rep | Sam Kovell