The Career Recognition Certification Pathway is for individuals whose primary surgical career is in Abdominal Transplant Surgery with a minimum of 20 years in practice and/or completed their ASTS Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship Training Program prior to 1998. If approved, the candidate will be a Honorary Diplomate of the Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council (TACC).
The Career Recognition Certification application is open 12/1/2021 - 2/1/2022. The application fee is $250. Applicants will need to submit a personal narrative of their career in transplantation and provide the name and contact information for the individual who will be sent a peer validation form on behalf of the candidate.
The TACC has two other certification pathways, the Fellowship Certification Pathway and the Career Certification Pathway.