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The Distinguished Military
Contribution Award was
established by the ACS
Board of Regents Honors
Committee in 2018 to recognize
distinguished contributions to
the advancement of military
surgery. Recipients of this
award must be physicians with
a demonstrated commitment
to the advancement of military
surgical care but are not
required to be in active practice.
In considering recipients, the
Honors Committee receives
input for the award from
the Military Health System
Strategic Partnership−ACS, the
Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences, the
Department of Defense, the
ACS Committee on Trauma, and
the entire ACS membership.
Dr. Carlton is a 1969 distinguished
honor graduate
of the U.S. Air Force (USAF)
Academy. He is from a family
of military aviators and the
son of Gen. Paul K. Carlton,
Sr., who flew B-17 and B-29
bombers in World War II. Dr.
Carlton earned his medical
degree from the University of
Colorado, Denver, in 1973. He
completed his general surgery
residency training in June 1978
at Wilford Hall Medical Center,
immediately followed by an
assignment as staff surgeon
with the Royal Air Force in
Lakenheath, England. He was
promoted to chief of general
surgery at the USAF Hospital at
Luke Air Force Base in Arizona
and returned to the U.S. in
April 1979. While in Arizona, he
was appointed as a general surgery
consultant to the Surgeon
General of the U.S. Air Force, a
position he would hold later.
Dr. Carlton remained at Luke
Air Force Base until May 1982,
when he was named chairman,
department of surgery, at the
USAF Regional Medical Center
for the Wiesbaden Air Base,
West Germany, followed by
three commander positions
beginning in 1985-the first
as commander of the USAF
Hospital in Torrejon Air Base,
Madrid, Spain (1985−1988),
followed by commander of
the USAF Medical Center
at Scott Air Force Base in
Illinois, (1988−1991). While
at Scott, he also served as
commander of the 1702nd Air
Refueling Wing Contingency
Hospital in Southwest Asia
(1990−1991). He was then
appointed director of medical
services and training for the
Headquarters Air Education and
Training Command at Randolph
Air Force Base in Texas. He
returned to Lackland three years
later as commander of the 59th
Medical Wing at Wilford Hall
USAF Medical Center. From
May through November 1999,
he served as the commander
and director of the Air Force
Medical Operations Agency
in the Office of the Surgeon
General at Bolling Air Force
Base in Washington, D.C., prior
to his appointment as the 17th
Surgeon General of the U.S. Air
Force in November 1999. *
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Panel Sessions on relevant and
timely topics will be offered.
The Scientific Forum will include
many exciting surgical research
presentations and ePosters.
The program content will
remain accessible for a full year
after the meeting for on-demand
viewing. More than 200 American
Medical Association (AMA) PRA
Category 1 Credits™ will be available.
Attendees may claim Conber
27; Convocation, Sunday,
October 24, during which we will
welcome this year's ACS Initiates
and 10 Honorary Fellows from
around the globe; and the Opening
Ceremony, at 8:00 am Central
Time Monday, October 25, followed
immediately by the Martin
Memorial Lecture, which Anthony
Fauci, MD, Director, National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, will deliver. In addition,
The Virtual Clinical Congress 2021 program
content will remain accessible for a
full year after the meeting for
on-demand viewing.
tinuing Medical Education credits
until February 1, 2022, following
participation in the five-day
program or through subsequent
review of the recorded content.
Other highlights of the Clinical
Congress include three Special
Sessions on late-breaking topics,
which will take place at 12:00
noon Central Time Monday,
October 25, to Wednesday, Octomany
opportunities to engage
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at your earliest opportunity. On
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Surgeons, we look forward to your
participation in the Virtual Clinical
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