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Introducing the 2025-2026 President
Aimee Gardner, PhD
ASE President, 2025-2026
ASE Common Purpose Diagram
The purpose of this diagram is to have a visual depiction of the common purpose of our organization. This was created through the work of many ASE members and has gone through multiple revisions. The fundamental premise is that the common purpose of the ASE is to empower surgical educators. The five arms of the Strategic Plan are elucidated (Membership, Infrastructure, Finance, Leadership, Innovation). The diagram also defines the “Who” of the ASE, the “What” of the ASE and empowerment of surgical educators, and the “How.” Please feel free to use this diagram for your purposes in being a member of the ASE.
ASE Mission Statement
Lead innovation, scholarship, and professional development in surgical education.
Equity and Equality
Click here to read the ASE Statement on Our Commitment to Equity and Equality
Inception of the ASE
Click here to see how the ASE was started