The ASE Surgical Education Research Committee (SERC) aims to support multi-institutional research projects (≥3 geographically distinct sites) that will advance scientific knowledge and aim to improve undergraduate, graduate, or continuing surgical education. Selected submissions will be given complimentary assistance from the SERC for questions related to gaining IRB approval for multi-institutional studies, research methodology issues, and recruitment of additional partner sites, if needed.
Selected proposals will be invited to present their research during a shark tank style session at the ASE 2025 Annual Meeting. The audience will have the chance to vote for their favorite proposal, and this information will help the Surgical Education Research Committee reviewers to choose the winning proposal. Additionally, presenters will be able to seek additional sites interested in participating in well-defined multi-institutional surgical education research projects.