Workshop and Panel Submissions - The Association for Surgical Education

The ASE Program Committee will evaluate each submission based on merit, originality, innovation, and relevance to the ASE membership. Submissions that incorporate interactive elements—such as group work, hands-on activities, or active attendee participation—will be prioritized over lecture-based sessions. The goal of the Program Committee is to select workshops that foster engagement and advance scholarship in the diverse field of surgical education. Members of the Program Committee review all proposals and evaluate them using a global score. The final selection is made by the entire Program Committee to collectively meet the Committee’s goal of producing a balanced program of excellent work. Session Proposals must be submitted by Friday, September 26, 2025 @ 5:00 PM ET and those received after this date will not be considered. Notifications regarding session design proposals will be sent out in the Fall of 2025. If there are any questions regarding session proposal submissions, please contact Beth Biggs at the ASE office.

Session Design Proposal - ASE Panels and Workshops

Session Contact Information

Main Contact Name(Required)

First Last Degrees (MD, PhD, DO, etc)

Main Contact Email(Required)

There are two types of sessions. Please review the following and make the appropriate selection below.

Panels – Panels are intended to be 60 minutes in length during the Annual Meeting. All panel sessions are held in the General Session and can be scheduled on any day of the program. Submissions are only accepted from ASE Committees, Task Forces, or Working Groups.
Workshops – These sessions are intended to be instructional and should be active learning sessions with an emphasis on providing participants with materials and/or skills they can apply at their institution. Proposals that have been submitted for prior meetings will be accepted, but submissions are encouraged for new and innovative topics. Submissions are only accepted from ASE Committees, Task Forces, Working Groups, or ASE Members.

Session Type(Required)

Panel

Workshop

Would you be willing to have this session converted into a Joint Panel with APDS?(Required)

Yes

Is this submission from an ASE Committee, Task Force, or Working Group?(Required)

Yes

Which Committee(s)/Task Force(s)/Working Group(s)?(Required)

Assessment, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Awards

Citizenship and Global Responsibility

Clerkship Directors

Communications

Coordinators of Surgical Education

CoSEF

Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Executive

Faculty Development

Finance

Graduate Surgical Education

GSE-JASE Editorial Board

Guidelines

Industry Council

Innovations

International

Med Student Assessment

Membership

Needs Assessment

Nominating

Program

Simulation

Surgical Education Research

Trainee

Vice Chairs of Education (VCE)

Are you a member of ASE?(Required)

Yes

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for a Workshop at the Annual Meeting but submissions are only accepted from ASE Committees, Task Forces, Working Groups, or Members.

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for a Panel at the Annual Meeting. Submissions are only accepted from ASE Committees, Task Forces, or Working Groups.

Session Information

Session Title(Required)

No reference to the authors or any institution should appear in the session title.

Session Description(Required)

The description should include an overview of the topics to be presented related to the title and target audience. The description should explain the tools, skills, or information participants will be able to take back to their institution. If this submission is accepted, the description will be included in the meeting app and used for marketing purposes. (500 word limit)

Workshop Length(Required)

Please select whether or not you would like to present a 90-minute or 45-minute workshop.

90-minute workshop

45-minute workshop

If a similar workshop is submitted, would you be willing to combine workshops into one session?(Required)

Yes

Would you be open to presenting a workshop of a different duration than selected above if needed?(Required)

Yes

Session Objectives

Write at least three objectives focusing on what the learner will do as a result of this activity. Use action words like:

Adjust
Apply
Appraise
Arrange
Articulate
Assess
Categorize
Choose
Classify
Compare
Conduct

Construct
Convey
Create
Demonstrate
Develop
Diagnose
Diagram
Differentiate
Discriminate
Distinguish
Employ

Evaluate
Formulate
Hypothesize
Identify
Illustrate
Implement
Infer
Integrate
Interpret
Manage
Organize

Plan
Predict
Prepare
Prioritize
Produce
Recognize
Recommend
Relate
Select
Solve
Use

Session Objective 1(Required)

Session Objective 2(Required)

Session Objective 3(Required)

Session Objective 4

Session Objective 5

Session Outline

Please use the Add Activity button to add a speaker, break, etc to the session outline.

Activity Order	Title of Presentation or Activity	Presenter/Faculty Name	Presenter/Faculty Email	Time allotted in minutes for activity	Actions

There are no Activities.

Maximum number of activities reached.

Disclosures

Be advised all speakers listed above will have to submit financial disclosures in advance of the meeting. Any potential conflicts of interest will be reviewed by the Program Chair and if the conflict cannot be resolved, a replacement speaker will need to be assigned.

Invited Faculty

The ASE does not offer faculty travel reimbursement or complimentary registration for panelists. It is recommended to have additional recommendations for presenters/faculty in the event your first choice is unavailable to participate.

Audio Visual

Please note: panels are held in the main General Session room with screens, projector, mic, and podium. All presentations must be uploaded in advance of the meeting or onsite in the Speaker Ready Room.

Audio Visual

Workshops are set with only screen, projector, podium, and mic. Laptops are not provided and are the responsibility of the workshop presenters. Workshop presentations do not need to be uploaded in advance and will not be loaded by the ASE AV team. All presentations should be loaded on one laptop and brought by the workshop organizers or presenters.

Room Set

Workshops will be set up with theater-style seating (rows of chairs).

Audio Visual & Room Set - If your workshop is accepted, the ASE Meeting Planning team will be in touch to discuss AV equipment that will be provided in the room and how the room will be set. Most AV equipment will be provided in the meeting room, however there may be a request for the presenters to provide their own laptop

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