GET INVOLVED!

There are many ways to get involved with the ASA Resident Component. Check out all of these opportunities below:

Join the ASA-RC Listserv. If you haven't subscribed do so now! The listserv is a forum for resident discussion as well as your source for the latest about what’s going on in our component, the ASA, and anesthesia in general. It's easy to subscribe. Send an email to:

residents-list-request@listserv.asahq.org and enter "subscribe" in the subject line.
The most updated information about joining the listserv is available at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/maillist.html

Organize and Host a Resident Regional Meeting. The ASA offers $1000 annually to groups of residents in each of the ASA’s 5 Regions who want to organize a regional meeting. The residents can choose the topic of the meeting. Residents are encouraged to apply for and obtain matching grants from the state anesthesia societies. More details available at the ASA RC website at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/GrantDescription.pdf

Contact and Coordinate with your State Anesthesia Society. Often your participation in the ASA is guided and sponsored by your state society. You can often google your state name and “anesthesia society” to locate its contact information. The ASA Resident Component is always exploring ways to help residents become as active as possible at the state level. You can help us with the process by filling out our State Involvement Survey on-line at: http://www.surveyconsole.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=257497

Participate in the ASA-RC House of Delegates (HOD) meeting at theASA Annual Meeting. Usually this meeting takes place in October with the location rotating. There you will vote on resolutions, make policy decisions, and elect your representatives. Your state society appoints resident delegates. Contact your state society for details.

Apply for an ASA Committee. Residents can serve on any of the ASA’s over 70 committees. There is certainly one to fit your interest. A complete listing of ASA committees is available on our Web site at: http://www.asahq.org/aboutAsa/asaCommitteeListing.htm . You may apply for up to three committees (but will only be assigned one). Your CV and statement of interest will be due in early January.

Run for national office. At our annual meeting, we elect your President-Elect, Alternative Delegate, Secretary and “Residents’ Review” Editor. Consider running for office! Visit the website for more information on the positions. For inclusion in the RC HOD Handbook, a CV and statement of interest will be due in September. Look for details over the listserv.

Write a resolution! ASA policy is dictated by reports and resolutions voted on by our component. If you have an issue that you think the component should address write a resolution to be voted on by our HOD. Resolutions will be due in September. See our listserv for the latest details. A guide to writing resolutions is also available on our website at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/Writing%20a%20Resolution.pdf

Write a Residents’ Review Article! The ASA Resident Component is responsible for one article each month in the ASA Newsletter. The ASA RC Residents’ Review Co-editors are always looking for qualified people with good ideas to write articles. Got an idea for a good article? Let the editors know. You can find their contact information on the RC website at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/officers.html

Contact your ASA Resident Component Governing Council leadership with questions or suggestions. Their contact information is available on the RC Website at: http://www.asahq.org/asarc/officers.html