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

• President: Mohsen Shabahang, MD, PhD
• President-elect: Aimee Gardner, PhD
• Vice President: Marc de Moya, MD
• Treasurer: Alan Harzman, MD
• Secretary: Tracey Dechert, MD
• Immediate Past President: Michael Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE

SURGICAL EDUCATION WEEK | FUTURE MEETING DATES:

• 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association for Surgical Education
  at Surgical Education Week

Surgical Education Week | May 6-10, 2025
ASE Annual Meeting | May 8-10, 2025
ASE Pre-Meeting Courses | May 7, 2025
APDS Annual Meeting | May 6-8, 2025
Sheraton Grand Seattle
Seattle, WA

• ASE 2026
  
  April 28 – May 2, 2026
  Marriott Marquis
  Atlanta, Georgia
  ASE | April 28th – 30th
  ASE Pre-Meeting Courses | April 27th
  APDS | April 30th – May 2nd
  
  
  
• ASE 2027
  
  March 30 – April 3, 2027
  Grand Hyatt
  San Antonio, TX
  APDS | March 30th – April 1st
  ASE | April 1st-3rd
  ASE Pre-Meeting Courses | March 31st