Mission
THE ASSOCIATION OF OUT SURGEONS & ALLIES IS AN ORGANIZATION OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER/QUESTIONING, TWO-SPIRIT, AND OTHER POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE WITHIN OTHER GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES (LGBTQ+, LGBT, 2SLGBT, AND OTHER ABBREVIATIONS INCLUDED) WHO ARE ALSO SURGEONS AND THEIR ALLIES IN SURGERY PROFESSIONS, GATHERED TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSIVITY, AND EQUITY IN THE SURGICAL SPECIALTIES TO FURTHER LEARNER ENGAGEMENT, SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS, AND BUILD A COMMUNITY. THE AOSA ALSO INTENDS TO CREATE A SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ SURGEONS AND TRAINEES THAT PROMOTES A DIGNIFIED AND SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL CAREER WITHOUT STIGMA, JUDGMENT, OR DISCRIMINATION. WE AIM TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF OUTREACH, EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.