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Dr. Tamsin Duran ... practicing at Surgical Associates of Rochester (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - Dr. Tamsin Durand is among 1,679 from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) during the Convocation ceremony at the College's 2015 annual Clinical Congress in Chicago last month.

This year's class of initiates was among one of the largest ever admitted into the college.
Durand received a medical doctorate from St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies, where she also earned a master's in Public Health. Durand is currently practicing at Surgical Associates of Rochester.

She attained board certification from the American Board of Surgeons and has a strong professional interest in population health. Durand holds membership in several professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, and the New Hampshire Medical Society.
By meeting the college's stringent membership requirements, Fellows of the College have earned the distinguished right to use the designation of "FACS" (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names. An applicant for Fellowship must meet the following obligations.

· Be a graduate of an approved medical school.
· Have completed advanced training in one of the 14 surgical specialties recognized by the College.
· Possess certification by an American surgical specialty board or appropriate certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
· Have been in practice for at least one year at the time of his or her application.

Before admission into Fellowship, the surgeon must further demonstrate ethical fitness and professional proficiency, and his or her acceptance, as a Fellow of the College must be approved by three-fourths of its Board of Regents.
The convocation ceremony was the highlight of the five-day congress at which initiation into ACS Fellowship took place. The congress also featured reports on research-in-progress, postgraduate courses, panel discussions, symposia, and scientific and industrial exhibits. Total estimated attendance at the Congress was 12,268, including 8,276 physicians. Allied health professionals and members of the scientific and consumer media also attended the meeting.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient. The college is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 80,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.

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