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Mission Statement

The goal of SSIG is to enhance early exposure to surgery and the surgical subspecialties, and to promote awareness of the different career possibilities open to the surgeon. We also promote a strong collaboration between the faculty, residents, and students. This collaboration will enable future surgeons to be more adept during surgical clerkships and to make informed career choices, thus facilitating their own well-being. We trust this will produce dedicated surgeons who will serve as advocates for their patients, their communities, and their profession. Objectives of SSIG include:

• Increase exposure in the preclinical years through shadowing/mentoring programs, noon conference series correlated with curriculum (e.g. GI surgery during the GI course, Neurosurgery during the Neurology course, etc.), and suturing and knot tying workshops.


• Increase faculty and student (all years) interactions and collaboration through evening journal club meetings. These will provide a forum for discussion of relevant surgical issues where views from attendings, residents, and students can be heard in an informal setting.


• Provide information about general surgery and surgical subspecialties, research opportunities and overall to serve as a medium for exploration of surgery as a career.