Looking Ahead: the SSAT Strategic Plan Version 2.0 for the Next Decade.

The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract is a robust clinical society with over 2500 members. As a society that is focused on the entire alimentary tract, we overlap with other more organ-centric societies. This has led to a constant struggle of knowing how the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract can best serve the surgical community. The board of directors held its second strategic retreat in 10 years to develop aspirational goals in hopes to define the direction of the society for the next 5 years. The output of this meeting is presented in this document.