News & Events The submission site is now closed   ACS/NESS Health Policy and Management Scholarship The American College of Surgeons and the New England Surgical Society offer an annual scholarship to subsidize attendance and participation in the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The award is in the amount of $8,000, to be used toward the cost of tuition, travel, housing, and subsistence during the period of the course. The 2013 program will be held June 9-15. Applications for this scholarship consist of the following items, submitted as a single PDF file: the applicant’s current curriculum vitae, and a one-page essay discussing why the applicant wishes to receive the scholarship. Read the general policies covering the granting of the scholarship.     20th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day Please visit the Annual Resident and Fellow Research Day Page to view award winners and final programming.   NESS Publications   Newsletters Late-Winter, 2013 Issue Issue Newsletter Archive Archives of Surgery Current Issue Journal Archive

NESS Membership The New England Surgical Society online membership application site for 2014 is now open. New candidate applications must be initiated by current NESS Active and Senior members via the Members Only Area. Each candidate’s electronic membership application must be completed and submitted online by July 31, 2013, and all support letters must be uploaded by the candidate’s three sponsors after receiving notification that the candidate has completed the application (and before the state caucus during the Annual Meeting). To sponsor a candidate for membership consideration in 2014, please initiate his/her application via the NESS Members Only Area—once you have logged in, select "Sponsor a New Member" and enter the requested information.   NESS Scholars Foundation The NESS Scholars Foundation exists to provide financial support to enhance the clinical and educational opportunities of the membership of the NESS in their efforts to strengthen the discipline of surgery in New England. Learn more about the Foundation and how you can make a contribution.