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Call for Nominations for ASA Resident Component Governing Council

It is time to call for candidates for the ASA Resident Component Governing Council.  The positions that will be selected by the Resident Component House of Delegates on Saturday, October 18th, 2008 include: President-Elect, Secretary, AMA Alternate Delegate, and Junior Co-Editor. Any resident with 18 months or more left in residency or fellowship is eligible to run for office. Of note, the President-Elect, AMA Alternate Delegate, and Junior Co-Editor are 2-year positions; this allows for one year to work closely with the senior officer before assuming full responsibilities. CA-1's and CA-2's are eligible, as are CA-3's pursuing a fellowship. The Secretary position is a one-year position.

The candidates should submit an application along with a personal/platform statement and CV (as a Word document), which can be emailed to residentcomponent@asahq.org or mailed to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Attention: Resident Component, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573.  The Junior Co-Editor must also submit a 500 to 700 word writing sample on a topic of his or her choice.  These materials are due by September 18, 2008 to be included in the delegate handbook. In addition, a strong letter of support from each candidate's residency program director should accompany these documents.  The program director's letter should clearly state the resident will have ample protected time to prepare for and attend all of the meetings and perform the responsibilities of each respective office.  The duties and requirements are listed in the ASA Resident Component Bylaws found at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/bylaws.html. Resident candidates are encouraged to contact the current officers to discuss the duties and responsibilities and to ask any questions. A list of the current officers and contact information can be found on the ASARC website at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/officers.html.

Residents interested in representing their state in the Resident Component House of Delegates should contact their state societies to determine what the process is for being elected or appointed to the ASARC HOD.

Sincerely,

Christopher Ryan Cook, D.O.

2008 Resident Regional Meeting
Grant Winners

The Resident Component Governing Council is pleased to announce the 2008 winners of the Resident Regional Meeting Grant Award. Programs that best demonstrated both resident leadership and attendance were provided with a $1,000 grant.

• New England Anesthesia Residents Conference, April 12, Lebanon, NH
• Gulf Atlantic Anesthesiology Resident’s Research Conference, April 12 – 13, New Orleans, LA
• WSSA 2008 Western Anesthesia Residents Conference, April 25 - 27, Seattle, WA
• NYSSA Conference for Residents and Fellows, May 4, Syracuse, NY