Association for Surgical Education
The Association for Surgical Education was formed in 1980 and its 850 members represent over 190 medical schools and institutions throughout the United States and Canada. The mission of the Association for Surgical Education is to promote, recognize, and reward excellence, innovation and scholarship in surgical education.
The organization’s objectives include the following:
- Develop innovative teaching aids and programs and effective educational interventions
- Design effective faculty development programs for surgical educators
- Promote support research in the surgical education field
- Maintain an educational clearinghouse which offers a variety of materials to be used by faculty and students in surgical education