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Article History

Received: 12 March 2025

Accepted: 17 August 2025

First Online: 2 September 2025

Declarations

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: Dr. Xiaodong Chen is the Chair of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Section in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Vice Chair of the Award Committee in the Association for Surgical Education (ASE), and has a grant from Intuitive Surgical. Dr. Ankit Sarin is a Co-Chair of the SAGES Robotics Committee and has consultantships with Averto Medical and Noah Surgical as well as receives travel support from Intuitive Surgical Inc. Dr. Ankit Patel is a Co-Chair of the SAGES Robotics Committee and receives honoraria from the Intuitive Foundation. Dr. Abubaker Ali is a Co-Chair of the SAGES Robotics Committee and has a consultantship and receives honoraria from Intuitive Surgical Inc. Dr. Sarah Samreen is a Co-Chair of the SAGES Robotics Committee and an Executive Board member of the Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons as well as has a consultantship with Intuitive Surgical and receives honoraria from Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic. Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis is the Editor-in-Chief of Global Surgical Education, Chair of the SAGES Robotics Committee, and the President of the Indiana American College of Surgeons (ACS) chapter, and has consultantships with Johnson and Johnson and Applied Medical as well as grants from Intuitive Surgical, Beckton Dickinson, and Cook Medical. Drs. Theresa Wang and Jackie Cha have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.