The Academy of Surgery typically holds dinner meetings eight times each year, including a joint meeting with New York Surgical Society and the Boston Surgical Society, and a joint meeting with the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. The dates and times of this year's meetings can be found on our Events tab. Non-members may attend at the invitation of a member.

Particularly significant events include the Rhoads Annual Oration, the Erb Lecture, and the Clarke Lectureship.

The Academy also sponsors a yearly Surgical Trainee Paper Competition for the Chris Tzarnas Surgical Research Award and presents the prestigious Samuel D. Gross Prize once every five years.