‘Residents’
Review’ Needs You!
Jill M. Mhyre,
M.D., Editor
Residents’ Review
It has been a pleasure to serve as the “Residents’
Review” editor for the past year and a half.
The position has been an excellent introduction to
ASA. I attended the Resident Component Governing Council
meetings, the Committee on Newsletter meeting and
the Resident Component House of Delegates meetings,
each of which offered a unique opportunity to meet
the leaders of ASA, hear about the major issues addressed
by ASA and to think critically about some of the approaches
and directions that our specialty is taking, particularly
with regard to residents.
Between writing two to four articles per year and
editing an article each month, I have learned about
a variety of issues facing both anesthesiologists
and residents that I would otherwise understand only
peripherally. Examples include the new Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education work hours
limitations, the FICA reimbursement issue, medical
liability insurance and the opportunities and limitations
afforded by the J-1 visa. I also have had an opportunity
to influence the national dialogue on resident education
and the role of residents within ASA.
We are currently actively recruiting a succeeding
editor. If you are a CA-1 or CA-2 resident, if you
enjoy the ASA NEWSLETTER and would like to
increase your involvement in ASA, please consider
this position. The position is voluntary, but travel
expenses are covered for the meetings of the Resident
Component Governing Council.
We plan to make two important changes to the “Residents’
Review” column editor position that are designed
to make the job easier. First, we plan to transition
back to a co-editorial staffing model, with a junior
editor and a senior editor working together. I will
continue as the senior editor for another year, offering
topic suggestions, editorial advice and other assistance
to the new editor. That person will stay on the next
year to help the following editor.
Second, we plan to introduce a resolution at the Resident
Component House of Delegates this fall in San Francisco,
California, to make the “Residents’ Review
Column Editor” an elected position. Candidates
would submit a resumé, a list of topic ideas
and a sample column, rather than give a speech. Voting
will be based on the quality of the column and the
topic ideas. If the resolution passes, we will vote
for our first editor in October 2004, and that person
will serve through 2006.
If you are interested in volunteering for 2003-05,
please send a copy of your resume, a list of topic
ideas and a sample column to <jmmhyre@umich.edu>
by August 1, 2003. The ASA Resident Governing Council
will review the applicant materials and make a decision
at the August meeting and will announce the new editor
by September 1, 2003.
RESIDENTS’
REVIEW
Past Editors* |
2002
Jill M. Mhyre, M.D.
Carlos O. Viesca, M.D., Co-Editors |
2001
Mohammed A. Khan, M.D. |
2000
The-Hung Ed Nguyen, M.D.
John A “Jack” Cooley, M.D.,
Interim Editor |
1999
The-Hung Ed Nguyen, M.D. |
1998
Robert D. Chen, M.D. |
* The “Residents’ Review”
editor position was created in 1998. |
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Jill
M. Mhyre, M.D., is a CA-3 anesthesiology resident
at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
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