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July 1996
Volume 60 |
Number 7
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RESIDENTS' REVIEW
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| Call for ASA Resident
Component Governing Council Candidates |
Scott E. Metzger, M.D., Chair-Elect
Resident Component Governing Council
The Resident Component House of Delegates will meet during the
1996 Annual Meeting at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel on Saturday,
October 19, 1996. At that time the delegates will elect three
new Governing Council members: Chair-Elect, Alternate Delegate
and Secretary; the Chair-Elect and Alternate Delegate previously
elected at the 1995 Annual Meeting will then assume their duties
as Chair and Delegate. A description of the responsibilities of
each of the Governing Council positions is outlined below.
Chair (one-year position)
The ASA Resident Component Chair assumes the duties of this office
at the conclusion of the ASA Annual Meeting. This individual will
have completed one year of service as the Chair-Elect. Responsibilities
of this position include leading the annual ASA Resident Component
House of Delegates meeting (held in conjunction with the ASA Annual
Meeting) as well as running the March and August Resident Component
Governing Council meetings, which occur at the time of the ASA
Board of Directors meetings.
In addition to these leadership roles, the Chair also serves to
organize communication between the Governing Council and residency
programs and coordinate activities between such organizations.
For example, 1996 Resident Component Chair John L. Jimenez, M.D.,
has been active in speaking to state component societies about
organization of state resident component societies.
Chair-Elect (two-year position*)
Following election as Chair-Elect, this individual becomes familiar
with the duties of the Chair. Additionally, the Chair-Elect often
undertakes special projects as assigned by the Chair. Only individuals
with more than 18 months of residency/fellowship remaining are
eligible for election. (* Following the one-year term as Chair-Elect,
the individual holding this office assumes the position of Chair
of the Governing Council for the following year.)
Delegate (one-year position)
The individual who assumes this position serves as the representative
of the ASA Resident Component to the American Medical Association
Resident Physicians Section House of Delegates, which meets twice
yearly in December and June. Additionally, this person represents
the Resident Component as an ex officio member of the ASA Board
of Directors and as a voting member of the ASA House of Delegates.
Alternate Delegate (two-year position*)
During the first year of this term, the Alternate Delegate becomes
familiar with the role of Delegate and attends all meetings with
the current Delegate. Again, only individuals with at least 18
months of residency/fellowship remaining are eligible for election.
(* The position of Alternate Delegate is similar to that of Chair-Elect
in that the individual who is elected to this position advances
to the position of Delegate after serving a one-year term).
Secretary (one-year position)
The individual elected to this office is responsible for the
transcription and distribution of the minutes of all meetings
of the Resident Component Governing Council and the Resident Component
House of Delegates.
The above descriptions are an outline but are certainly not inclusive
of all duties, responsibilities or activities of the Resident
Component Governing Council. The newly elected Governing Council
members will assume their duties at the conclusion of the 1996
Annual Meeting and will continue their roles until the Annual
Meeting at the end of their one-year (Secretary) or two-year (Chair-Elect
and Alternate Delegate) terms.
Please feel free to contact any of the current Governing Council
members with questions about the duties of positions. In order
to be included in the Resident House of Delegates Handbook, candidates
should submit a curriculum vitae and brief candidate statement
by September 19, 1996, to: Ronald A. Bruns, ASA Executive
Office, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573.
Scott E. Metzger, M.D., is a CA-3 anesthesiology
resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
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