72nd Southwestern Surgical Congress Claude H. Organ, Jr. memorial lecture: Rise ofacutecareroboticsurgery forcommonemergencygeneralsurgeryconditions.

Dr. Claude Organ rose above poverty, racism, and untold insurmountable odds to become a masterful surgeon and revered leader in numerous academic and professional circles. But it's his impact on surgical education and his philosophy to "teach, give back, and keep advancing" that inspired this lecture. Acute care robotic surgery (ACRS) utilizes the strengths of robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) for a high-volume population of emergency general surgery (EGS) patients. The future benefits of ACRS may include improvements in resident training, patient safety, and outcomes. General surgery residencies that have a robust ACRS program are likely to be more competitive than those without.