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September 2001
Volume 65 |
Number 9
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RESIDENTS’ REVIEW
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| A Call for
Residents to Serve on ASA Committees |
Carlos Leyva Moreno, M.D., Chair-Elect
ASA Resident Component Governing Council
It is once again time to alert all residents who are interested
in serving on ASA committees to get their curriculum vitaes (CVs)
and cover letters ready.
All applications should consist of a resume, a cover
letter explaining the residents desire to serve on a specific
committee and a preference list of three committees they have
interest in serving on. Descriptions of all committees can be
found in the ASA Bylaws section in the ASA Directory of Members.
Remember that there are two types of committee appointments, regular
and adjunct. Regular members are elected for three-year terms,
while adjunct members are elected for one-year terms. ASA has
approximately 70 standing committees and subcommittees. There
are opportunities for residents to sit on many of these committees
as adjunct members.
The ASA Executive Office must receive these applications
by January 1, 2002, for committee appointment consideration.
Committee appointments are made by the President-Elect to begin
at the next Annual Meeting. So, you may no longer be a resident
by the time you take your committee seat. All applications should
be forwarded to: Ronald A. Bruns, Director of Administrative Affairs,
ASA Executive Office, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL
60068-2573.
ASA has been proactive and committed to getting
residents politically involved as evidenced by increased resident
participation in ASA committees, subcommittees and ad hoc committees.
As residents training in anesthesiology programs, we must remember
that we are the makers of our own professional future. Resident
involvement in these committees not only gives us a voice in forging
ASA policy, it also allows residents the opportunity to become
familiar with committee procedures that will only strengthen our
organization and allow residents to be better informed.
Please feel free to contact any of the current resident
committee members who can be located at www.asahq.org/asarc/committees.html
for additional information. Any further questions can be forwarded
to me at <clmoreno@umich.edu>.
We are the makers of our own professional future, so do not let
this unique opportunity pass you by. It is time to get involved
in your ASA!
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Ever Wished You Had Input
on What’s Printed Here…
You Could Be the Next Editor!
The ASA Resident Component Governing
Council is pleased to announce the immediate opening
for the position of Editor for the “Residents’
Review” section of the ASA NEWSLETTER.
This is a two-year position open to all anesthesiology
residents and fellows with the appropriate background
and experience. The Editor will be selected at the
2001 ASA Annual Meeting by the Chair of the ASA Resident
Component Governing Council (now Chair-Elect) after
review of all the applications received from interested
candidates.
Responsibilities of the Editor include
solicitation of suitable articles from residents,
editing and compiling the articles, and serving as
a liaison between the NEWSLETTER editorial
staff and the resident readership. Interested candidates
should immediately contact and forward their CV and
a letter of interest to Carlos L. Moreno, M.D., Chair-Elect,
ASA Resident Component Governing Council, 394 Village
Green Blvd, #204, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; e-mail: clmoreno@umich.edu.
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Carlos Leyva
Moreno, M.D., is a CA-3 resident at the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
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