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December 2001
Volume 65 |
Number 12
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FAER REPORT
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| Annual Meeting a Boon for
FAER Resident Scholars |
This month we asked Carlos L. Moreno, M.D., to write about
his participation at the 2001 ASA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
His comments are as follows.
I would like to take this opportunity to share some of the highlights
of my experiences at this year’s ASA Annual Meeting. By doing
this, I hope to better inform all anesthesiology residents of
the opportunities that exist for residents to attend and participate
in the meeting. Furthermore, this meeting provides unique opportunities
for residents to share residency training tips and experiences.
This year I participated in the meeting as both the Chair-Elect
of the ASA Resident Component and as a Foundation for Anesthesia
Education and Research (FAER) Resident Scholar. The annual meeting
has two House of Delegates, one for the residents and one for
attendings, fondly referred to as the “Big House.” Both
bodies discuss and vote on issues pertinent to their members.
This year we had well over 100 resident delegates and alternate
delegates register. Residents wishing to participate at this level
can contact their state component society (see <www.asahq.org/asarc/statecomp.html>)
for further details.
The other way in which I was able to participate in the ASA Annual
Meeting was as a FAER Resident Scholar. FAER, along with funding
from Abbott Laboratories, underwrites travel expenses for anesthesiology
residents nominated by their departments to attend the Annual
Meeting. The primary goal of the FAER Resident Scholar Program
is to provide an opportunity for resident scholars to be exposed
to the educational and scientific potential in anesthesiology
as well as to witness the professional and political activities
of ASA. For further information about the FAER Resident Scholar
Program, please contact Alan D. Sessler, M.D., FAER Executive
Director, at (507) 266-6866.
The specific mission of FAER is to foster progress in anesthesiology,
critical care, pain medicine and all areas of perioperative medicine,
generate new knowledge that advances health and patient care and
to facilitate career development of anesthesiologists dedicated
to research and education. Since 1988, they have awarded grants
and research fellowships to 275 investigators for a total of more
than $9 million. They have also sponsored the attendance of more
than 400 residents to the ASA Annual Meeting.
This year FAER scholars had the opportunity to see both the resident
and attendings Houses in action. Furthermore, FAER Resident Scholars
had the honor of listening to Debra A. Schwinn, M.D., from Duke
University Medical Center, speak on “Thinking Out of the
Box — Anesthesiology Research in the 21st Century.”
This lecture provided an excellent example of how an anesthesiologist
has successfully combined life as an academic anesthesiologist
while balancing her private life as a wife and mother. Finally,
the FAER Resident Scholars had the chance to listen to a distinguished
panel of experts (Sean K. Kennedy, M.D., Stephen Slogoff, M.D.,
Nathan L. Pace, M.D., Ronald D. Miller, M.D., and Robert A. Caplan,
M.D.) discuss “How to Critically Approach Medical Chapters
and Journal Articles and Incorporate Results Into Your Clinical
Practice,” which was exceptionally insightful.
I share these experiences so that anesthesiology residents nationwide
are aware of the various ways they too can attend and participate
in next year’s annual meeting. If you have additional questions
about how to get involved, please feel free to contact me via
e-mail <clmoreno@
umich.edu>. Good luck in the upcoming year, and I hope
to see many more residents getting involved in their ASA.
FAER 2002 Award Program
Application deadline dates for 2002 are February 15 and
August 15.
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Carlos
L. Moreno, M.D., is a CA-3 resident at the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
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