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Looking ahead: the SSAT strategic plan for the next decade
David W Rattner1, David M Mahvi, John G Hunter
1Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114, USA. drattner@partners.org
Summary
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) outlines a strategic plan to advance digestive disease surgery through collaboration, education, and discovery. Key initiatives include reorganizing committees, enhancing member services, and focusing on quality outcomes for gastrointestinal surgery.
Area of Science:
- Advancing the science and practice of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.
- Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration within digestive disease research and surgical communities.
Background:
- The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) is committed to its mission through core values of interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, education, and discovery.
- A strategic plan has been developed to foster leadership and achieve the society's goals.
Framework:
- The strategic plan emphasizes a meritocracy system for developing future leaders in GI surgery.
- Key values underpinning the plan include interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, education, and discovery.
Implementation:
- Short-term goals include reorganizing committee structures, clarifying goals, enhancing member participation and services, and focusing on Quality and Outcome Assessment in GI surgery.
- Long-term objectives involve developing a sustainable financial model, shaping training paradigms for GI surgeons, supporting surgeon scientists, and enhancing engagement with public policy.
Implications:
- The strategic plan aims to maintain the SSAT's position as a premier professional society for gastrointestinal surgery.
- Annual review by the Board of Trustees will ensure adaptability to external environmental changes and evolving priorities.
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