Southwestern Surgical Congress (SWSC)

The Southwestern Surgical Congress is an organization that promotes the advancement of General Surgery by representing the interests of academic, community and rural surgeons, surgical residents and medical students through education, advocacy, research and innovation. The goal of the Congress is to promote excellence in patient care and professional development.

History of SWSC:
The origins of The Southwestern Surgical Congress stem from a conversation between Dr. B.T. Beasley of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. R.L. Sanders of Memphis, Tennessee, and Dr. Walter Stuck of San Antonio, Texas. During the 1948 spring meeting of The Southeastern Surgical Congress, Drs. Beasley and Sanders encouraged Dr. Stuck to organize a regional surgical society of the Southwest, since the Southwest was the only part of the country without a regional surgical society.