December 21, 2010 — Dr. Tomas Clancy, general surgeon with the North Carolina Coastal AHEC, was elected to active membership with the Southern Surgical Association.
UNC Department of Surgery alumnus Don Nakayama, MD, now department chair at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, was also elected to active membership; and alumnus Kevin Behrns, MD, department chair at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, was elected to Second Vice-President. Elections occurred at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association, held December 5 – 8, 2010 in Palm Beach, FL.