August 2001
Volume 65 |
Number 8
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RESIDENTS' REVIEW
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| Call for Resident
Component Governing Council Candidates |
Tripti C. Kataria, M.D., Chair
Resident Component Governing Council
As the ASA Annual Meeting approaches, now is the time to start
thinking about how to get involved in the Resident Component.
This year, the Resident Component House of Delegates will convene
on Saturday, October 13, 2001. During this meeting, delegates
from across the United States will address issues important to
resident training and will elect three new Governing Council members:
Chair-Elect, Alternate Delegate and Secretary.
Chair (one-year position):
The ASA Resident Component Chair-Elect assumes the duties of Chair
at the conclusion of the ASA Annual Meeting. 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 Governing
Council meetings that occur at the time of the ASA Board of Directors
meetings in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to these leadership
roles, the Chair also organizes communication between the Resident
Component Governing Council, the ASA Board of Directors and residency
programs nationwide. Past projects by the Chair have focused on
recruiting quality medical students for our residency programs,
attending national medical recruiting conferences on behalf of
ASA, retaining ASA members as residents transition into the workforce,
organizing resident components in state societies that lack one
and running the annual ASA-American Medical Student Association
Airway Workshop.
Chair-Elect (two-year position*):
Following election as Chair-Elect, this individual becomes familiar
with the duties of the Chair. The Chair-Elect often undertakes
special projects in conjunction with 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
a year in December and June. Additionally, this person represents
the Resident Component as an ex-officio member of the ASA Board
of Directors and is the only resident 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 as well as the credentialing of delegates for the House
of Delegates meeting.
In addition to the above individual responsibilities, the Resident
Component Governing Council is responsible for coordinating resident
events at the ASA Annual Meeting, appointing the resident who
serves as the ASA NEWSLETTER “Residents’ Review”
editor, nominating residents to ASA committees and nominating
the Resident Representative to the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education Residency Review Committee. The above descriptions
are outlines and 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 2001 ASA Annual Meeting and will continue
their roles through the Annual Meeting at the end of their one-year
(Delegate and Secretary) or two-year (Chair-Elect and Alternate
Delegate) terms. Current officers and points of contact can be
found on the resident section of the ASA Web site at www.asahq.org/asarc.
Candidates interested in running for office should submit a one-page
candidate statement and curriculum vitae by September 13, 2001,
to Ronald A. Bruns, ASA Executive Office, 520 N. Northwest Highway,
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573.
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Tripti C. Kataria,
M.D., is a cardiac anesthesia fellow at Mount Sinai Medical
Center, New York, New York. |
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