Surgical Grand Rounds - ABS & ABTS MOC Eligible 2026

Occurs weekly every Friday starting on 1/2/2026 at 7:00 AM
Friday, January 2, 2026, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM, Nashville, TN, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ABS CC (1.00 hours), ABTS CC (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Designed for practicing general surgeons (and those in training), Surgery Grand Rounds offers an educational session focused on a wide variety of topics relevant to the practice of surgery. Surgery Grand Rounds will present experts to discuss new/updated treatment guidelines in the knowledge and management of various surgical disorders while reviewing surgical cases from VUMC. This exchange of ideas and concepts, along with treatment guidelines, serve to improve patient care throughout the VUMC system.

1. Describe and discuss improved evaluation, diagnosis and basic science of various general surgical disorders.
2. Describe and discuss evidence-based management strategies for various general surgical disorders.
3. Describe and discuss present and future research regarding various general surgical disorders.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

PLEASE NOTE: This regularly scheduled series does not award MOC II, Continuous Certification or Continuing Certification credit for the month of December. MOC II, Continuous Certification, and Continuing Certification credit can only be reported within the same year the credit was earned.