he American Board of Anesthesiology-ASA Joint Council on In-Training Examinations encourages all trainees in anesthesiology to participate in the 34th national In-Training Examination to be given July 12, 2008.

The examination last year was challenging and stimulating to trainees and rewarding to program directors. The 2008 examination will be identical in format. Keyword feedback will be supplied to examinees and program directors, and scores will be provided to enable the examinees to compare their performances to that of all other residents at the same training level and to track their own growth in knowledge. Each program director will receive from the ABA a summary of the performance of all trainees in that program, including all years a trainee has participated.  There is a fee of $100 per candidate, and the roster must be received by ABA by May 1, 2008, or a late fee of $50 will be charged.  No applications for the In-Training Examination will be accepted after May 15, 2008.

Application information related to the In-Training Examination is available to program directors from ABA, 4101 Lake Boone Trail, The Summit, Suite 510, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607.

Canadian program directors and requalifying candidates will receive their rosters or applications from ASA in early January.  A deadline date for receipt will be May 1, 2008, and no applications will be accepted after the May 1 deadline.  A fee of $100 is required per applicant.  Applicant information is available by contacting the ASA office at (847) 268-9141 or j.jacobson@ASAhq.org.