From the Association for Surgical Education Trainee Committee leadership team, check out our trainee-focused event calendar for the 2025 Surgical Education Week! Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 Steven Thornton, MD Alexandria (Alex) Soto Mikayla Deckard Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows Christie Buonpane Mo Shabahang

Thank you to everyone who joined our inaugural trainee mentorship session at #ASE2025! Inspiring to see so many leaders mentoring the next generation 🌟 Big TY to my co-committee members Sophia Williams-Perez, MD Steven Thornton, MD Mikayla Deckard Christie Buonpane & special thanks to Mo Shabahang! 👏

A standout and an aspiring lecture from Dr. Patricia Numann at #SEW2025 on how we can achieve and foster equity in surgery, across all representation domains. Regardless of training stage, there are steps everyone can take to promote equity in our field. #ASE25 #ASE2025

A few more highlights from yesterday featuring the Association for Surgical Education Trainee Committee’s very own Alexandria (Alex) Soto and Mikayla Deckard both presenting their work on the national stage. #GenSurgMatch you’re going to want to keep your eye out for these superstars 👀 #SEW2025 #ASE25

Thrilled to have shared our research at #ASE25 & #APDS25 ! Huge thanks to APDS surgery and Association for Surgical Education for the incredible opportunity. Grateful to everyone who came out to support. This year’s meeting was one for the books! 📚✨ Duke Surgery Gayle DiLalla #ASE2025 #SEW2025

Congratulations to Steven Cochrun for winning an ASE Coin of Recognition from the Association for Surgical Education Trainee Committee! Sophia Williams-Perez, MD Steven Thornton, MD Alexandria (Alex) Soto Mikayla Deckard #SEW2025

And so it begins! Excited for the next year as President of Association for Surgical Education promoting family, fun, and the future!

Honored to receive the Promising Medical Student Surgery Education Research Award from Association for Surgical Education at #ASE25 #SEW25 🌟 Grateful to Duke Surgery faculty for the nomination and continued mentorship. Thank you everyone 🙏 Excited to keep raising the bar🪡🏆

Our Edgewood High School HS students took the plunge for Special Olympics Indiana! #IUPlunge

Girls place 3rd, advance to Regionals. Kaylee, Paige, Claire, & Celine were a strong pack again. Mikayla & Bailey keep dropping time

The girls cross country team finished 3rd and the boys finished 4th. Both teams advance to the Brown County Regional Saturday! #GoMustangs