ACS Web Portal An Introduction Mission Statement To

ACS Web Portal An Introduction

Mission Statement To expand the College's role as an information resource on patient care for the various surgical specialties and on advances in bioscience, research, and health policy by providing its members with a personalized gateway to the Internet. . .

What Is a Portal? A portal is a secure, single-point-of -entry Web site configured for a specific community or organization.

Example of a Web Portal: Yahoo

e-FACS Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS n Associate Editor Lazar J. Greenfield, MD, FACS n Managing Editor Jerry Schwartz n At-Large Members n Community Editors n Associate Community Editors n

ACS Web Portal Login Page

ACS Web Portal Home Page

Link to Communities & Specialties

Specialty Communities n n n Cardiothoracic Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Gynecology & Obstetrics Neurological Surgery Ophthalmic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery Pediatric Surgery Plastic Surgery Urologic Surgery Vascular Surgery

Special Interest Communities n n n Biomedical Engineering Canadian Fellows Career Mentoring Ethical Issues Geriatric Surgery History & Philosophy International Surgery Medical Students Minimally Invasive Surgery Palliative Care & Pain Management Residents & Associate Fellows n n n Rural Surgeons Senior Surgeons Surgical Informatics Surgical Journal Editors Surgical Outcomes Surgical Patient Safety Terrorism Translational Oncology Uniformed Services Volunteerism Women Surgeons Young Surgeons

Inside Portal Communities n n n Core content RSS feeds and links to podcasts Reports/Reviews/Editorials ACS and other videos Discussion forums Links to related Web sites/portals Important meeting dates Algorithms Recommended reading Accreditation/certification information More!

Default Community Access Specialty community n TIMSS database -- Canadian Fellows -- Medical Students -- Residents & Associate Fellows -- Senior Surgeons -- Women Surgeons n Special-interest communities n

Sample Community

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