Principal and founder of Portland Plastic Surgery Group in Oregon, Yale Popowich, M.D., has extensive experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Yale Popowich is also a member of professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
The ACS upholds high standards of surgical care while advocating for patients and practitioners, and promoting safe, ethical practices. For the plastic surgeon, the organization is a pillar of advocacy within the larger context of medicine. The ACS is a very large organization, including 3,500 plastic surgeons, with broader influence in Congress and with regulators.
The ACS provides members with resources to develop as academic surgeons through faculty fellowships. These fellowships and other opportunities present plastic surgeons with opportunities to raise their credibility within their specialty as well as the ACS.
In addition, the ACS has also created the National Safety Quality Program (NSQIP). This objective database is filled with information that looks at complications of procedures, providing critical information for surgeons.
The ACS upholds high standards of surgical care while advocating for patients and practitioners, and promoting safe, ethical practices. For the plastic surgeon, the organization is a pillar of advocacy within the larger context of medicine. The ACS is a very large organization, including 3,500 plastic surgeons, with broader influence in Congress and with regulators.
The ACS provides members with resources to develop as academic surgeons through faculty fellowships. These fellowships and other opportunities present plastic surgeons with opportunities to raise their credibility within their specialty as well as the ACS.
In addition, the ACS has also created the National Safety Quality Program (NSQIP). This objective database is filled with information that looks at complications of procedures, providing critical information for surgeons.
