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concern around projected unmet need surgical workforce internationally current barriers medical students pursuing surgical careers include lack early exposure low confidence surgical skills perceived lifestyle barriers review aimed examine purpose student surgical interest groups sigs globally effect metrics representing student surgical career interest barriers medline embase pubmed google scholar searched papers analysing surgical interest group purpose efficacy risk bias assessed surveybased papers using 20point checklist descriptive analysis performed based qualitative data twentyeight papers included analysis including 13 surveys moderate quality analysed sigs 1001000 student members diverse range funding sources purpose sigs described 26 28 papers common themes including promotion surgical career choice developing theoreticalpractical surgical skills common initiatives sigs included surgical lecturesteaching practical skills workshops data 15 papers analysing efficacy sigs suggested positively influenced selfreported student interest surgical careers 786 confidence surgical knowledge 80 well confidence practical skills knowledge surgical careerslifestyle mentorship opportunity research involvement student sigs make unique contribution early medical student experience positive effect promoting surgical careers target relevant metrics surgical knowledge confidence known influence surgical career choice modern surgical landscape