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2025 Committee Recap

We are pleased to share our 2025 Committees’ work and achievements. We’re proud to reflect on a year marked by innovation, collaboration, and meaningful progress across the Society. Here are some of the highlights members helped make possible. 

Education & Professional Development 

Committees that contributed to this work: all Disease Site Work Groups, SPHERE, International, Women in Cancer Surgery, Fellows and Young Attending, Publications, Quality, and Research. 

🎧 Podcasts 

🎓 SurgOnc Academy Launch 

  • 1,167 active users 
  • 83 courses with 154 videos from the past 3 Annual Meetings 
  • 790 hours of  learning completed 
  • Explore SurgOnc Academy 

💻 Webinars & Virtual Education 

  • 21 new on-demand learning activities 
  • 3,159 registrants | 1,105 live attendees | 935 on-demand views 
  • Watch On-Demand Learning 

⚡ NEW! Micro-Learnings

🧭 Education & Innovation Committee (EIC) 

  • Newly convened to standardize offerings and guide educational strategy 
  • Ensures alignment across disease sites and non–disease-specific topics such as leadership, palliative care, rehabilitation, and professional development 

Membership & Community

Committees that contributed to this work: Advanced Practice Providers, Constitution and Bylaws, Community Practice Surgeons, International, Membership, Women in Cancer Surgery, Fellows and Young Attendings, Resident and Medical Student Task Force.   

📈 Membership Milestone 

Membership reached an all-time high: 3,900+ members worldwide. 

🌟 NEW! Member Spotlights: SSO Off the Clock 

A new Monthly Pulse feature celebrating members’ passions outside of medicine, already a community favorite. 

🌍 International Representation 

Members represented SSO across global partner meetings, including: JSGS, CSCO, ESSO, IASO, TBCS, AORTIC, EGSSO, BSSO, and SMeO. 

🗣️NEW! SSO Communities 

A new discussion platform within SurgOnc Academy where members can: 

  • Post questions about challenging cases 
  • Connect with colleagues across specialized groups (APPs, Community Practice, GI, HPB, Melanoma, Sarcoma, and more) 
  • Receive daily digest updates 

💜 WICS ACS Luncheon 

A successful HerSurgStory panel featuring Drs. Clarke, Ferrone, Hogg, and Kirstein. 73 attendees. 

Training, Fellows & Young Attendings 

Committees that contributed to this work: BSO Fellowship Training, Breast Fellowship Program Directors, CGSO Program Directors, Fellows and Young Attendings, Resident and Medical Student Task Force. 

📄Fellows and Young Attendings Committee Publications 

🧑‍🎓Training Programs 

⚙️Collaborations 

  • Continued partnership with ASBrS on training and fellowship initiatives 

Research & Innovation 

Committees that contributed to this work: Publications, Quality, Research, Surgical Oncologists for Sustainability, and Value Task Force. 

💰 $150,000 in Research Funding Awarded 

Through the Young Investigator Award (YIA), Clinical Investigator Award (CIA), and ACPMP partnership. 

🔬 NEW! SSO Research Webpage 

Through the Young Investigator Award (YIA), Clinical Investigator Award (CIA), and ACPMP partnership. Visit the research hub here. 

📄 Sustainability Manuscript Published in ASO 

“Surgical Oncologists for Sustainability: A Statement from the SSO Surgical Oncologists for Sustainability Committee.” 

 

Philanthropy & Industry Support 

Committees that contributed to this work: Corporate Relations and Development. 

🌟 Launch of the SSO Impact Fund 

A new way for donors to support areas most meaningful to them: 

  • Research & Education 
  • Mentorship 
  • Strategic Initiatives 

Expanded giving options now include pledges, planned gifts, alternative giving vehicles, and new recognition opportunities. Learn more and donate here. 

🤝 Industry Relations 

Strengthened partnerships through enhanced engagement, new collaborative offerings, and expanded advertising and demonstration opportunities. 

SSO 2025 Advanced Cancer Therapies 

  • 247 attendees 
  • Featured 16 sessions, including symposia, workshops, and abstract presentations 
  • Marked the launch of the inaugural Advanced Practice Providers Pre-Course, designed to advance innovation, collaboration, and clinical excellence in advanced cancer care 

SSO 2025 Annual Meeting Highlights 

All committees contribute to the Annual Meeting. We want to highlight a few: Scientific Program, CME, all Disease Site Work Groups, Women in Cancer Surgery, and SPHERE. 

 

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