The mission of the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) is to lead innovation, scholarship, and professional development in surgical education.

The ASE was founded in 1980 to improve the quality of medical student education in surgery and has expanded to include surgical education and research across the entire surgical education continuum. Members of the ASE include surgeons at all career levels, PhD educators, medical students and Clerkship Coordinators. Further details can be found on this webpage: https://www.surgicaleducation.com/