Residents' Review

The Residents' Review is a monthly column written by residents for the ASA Newsletter. Topics are chosen by the authors, but will have some focus on issues pertinent to residents, fellows and those who have just completed their training. If you have a topic you would like to write about, contact the Residents' Review Editor or review the Guidelines for Authors.

Residents' Review Archive

2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 and earlier

December 2006: Residents Indulge in ‘Chicago Buffet’ at the ASA Annual Meeting (Christopher R. Cook, D.O.)

November 2006: Get Active in ASA! Our Future Depends on It (Michael S. Axley, M.D.

October 2006: In Their Own Words: Residents Remember Katrina (Melissa Matte, M.D.)

September 2006: Increasing Resident Participation in Clinical Research (Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D.)

August 2006: Time Spent Teaching Pays Off (James C. Opton, M.D.)

July 2006: Local Activism Reaps Major Rewards: Organized Medicine at the State Level (Joshua H. Atkins, M.D.-Ph.D.)

June 2006: Lessons Learned in Washington (Paloma Toledo, M.D.)

May 2006: ASA Medical Student Delegation: 3 Amazing Years (Emmett Whitaker)

April 2006: SVR, SGR and You: Why You Need the ASAPAC (Warren Eng, M.D.)

March 2006: Politics and Residency: It Is Time to Start Protecting Our Future (Paloma Toledo, M.D.)

January 2006: Killing Two Birds With One Stone: ASA Offers $1,000 Grants for Resident Leadership and Education (Benjamin D. Unger, M.D.)

2005

December 2005: 2005 A Busy and Productive Year for ASA Resident Component (Warren Eng, M.D.)

November 2005: ASA Helping Residents Resume Life After Katrina

October 2005: A Resident's Perspective on CMS' Teaching Rule (Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH)

September 2005: More Than Just Another Year (Chad Brummett, M.D.)

August 2005: Loud and Clear: ASA Annual Meeting Resident Communications Workshop (Jennifer R. Dollar, M.D.)

July 2005: ASA Annual Meeting - Elections, Resolutions, Research and Fun (Benjamin Unger, M.D.)

June 2005: Not What You Might Expect: A Resident's Perspective on the AUA Annual Meeting (Matthew J. Griffee, M.D.)

May 2005: Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee Resident Member Recruitment (Corey E. Collins, D.O.)

April 2005: A Good Time to Be a Resident: ASARC Makes Progress in Legislative and Professional Realms (Thomas C. Sanneman, M.D.)

March 2005: Perioperative Connection: A Look at the Computerized Anesthesia Record (Jason Hemmerich, M.D.)

February 2005: 2004 Resident Research Forum: What Happened in Vegas Should NOT Stay in Vegas!(Nabil M. Elkassabany, M.D.)

January 2005: From Idealism to Reality: Review of the Resident Component Annual Meeting (E. Olita Layton, M.D.)

2004

December 2004: What Every Resident Should Know About the ACGME, RRC and Your Program (Corey Collins, MD)

November 2004: Residents Find Their Niche on ASA Committees (E. Olita Layton, MD)

October 2004: Promoting Anesthesia to the Public: A Win-Win Situation (Warren Eng, MD)

September 2004: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Foster Anesthesiology Residents (Jill Mhyre, MD)

August 2004: Calling All Medical Students: Be Involved in Your Future! (Emmett Whitaker, MS3 and Cheri Camacho, MS3)

July 2004: Governing Council Issues Call for Candidates (Brian Vaughan, MD)

June 2004: Supporting Our Lobbyists (Crystal Wright, MD)

May 2004: You Can't Win If You Don't Play (Natalia Brown, MD)

April 2004: Collective Bargaining for Our Education and Our Patients (Michael Aziz, MD)

March 2004: The Anesthesia Foundation: Giving Back to Those Who Have Given So Much (Jill Beland, MD)

February 2004: Anesthesiology Recruiting: Dispatches From the Interview Trail - Is Anesthesiology Becoming More Competitive? (Robert Christensen, MS4)

January 2004: Making Our Voices Heart (Michael Aziz, MD)

2003

December 2003: Annual Meeting Review (Brian Vaughan, MD)

November 2003: Call for Committees (Brian Vaughan, MD)

October 2003: The Cost of Being a Resident (Jill Beland, MD)

September 2003: ASA Resident Component "Growing Up" (E. Olita Layton, MD)

July 2003: Residents Go to Capitol Hill to Work Toward Better Future (Natalia I. Brown, MD)

June 2003: "Residents Review" Needs You! (Jill Mhyre, MD)

May 2003: FEATURE: Anesthesiology Residents: Sharing Knowledge with the World

Looking for a Permanent Residents in Anesthesia (Jill Mhyre, MD)
Rotaplast, an Adventure in Anesthesia (Sherri Ross, MD)
Tanzania, OTP and Me (Marnie Robinson, MD)
Rotating International Faculty Benefit US Residency Programs (P. Robert Hubbs, MD)
J-1 Visas: Helping Fill the Anesthesia Void (Ala S. Haddadin, MD)
New Rules for IMGs who Wish to Train in Non-Standard Programs (Cain Dimon, MD)
Chairs can Foster Early Interest in Advocacy (Brian Vaughan, MD)
Recruiting Critical Care Fellows - "Mission Impossible"? (Stavros Memtsoudis, MD)

April 2003: Restructuring of Anesthesiology Residency Training (Maneesh Sharma, MD)

March 2003: Generation X: How do Today's Residents Communicate? (James Weller, MD)

February 2003: How to Minimize Malpractice Exposure and Maximize Coverage When Setting up a Practice (Jill Mhyre, MD)

January 2003: Reminder of Resident Research Essay

2002

March 2002: Bioterrorism Issue

December 2001: ASAPAC ... What Does That Have to Do With Residents? (Tripti Kataria, MD)

April 2000: FEATURES: Residents: Taking Control of Our Future

Residents Prove That Our Specialty Is Going Strong (Thomas B. Bralliar, MD)
Increasing Anesthesiology's Profile Among Medical Students (Tripti C. Kataria, MD)
A Survey of Residency Programs' Didactics (Fran Thayer, MD)
Medical Simulation: We Should All Have Access to It! (Stanislav S. Malov, MB)
No Better Time Than the Present to Be a Resident (Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD)
ASRA and Pain Management: Resident Opportunities (Allan R. Escher, Jr., DO)
Politics: Who Gets What, Where, When and Why -- A Brief Guide to Getting Your Representative's Ear (John David Y. Cabral, MD)
Politics and Residency: Your Real Life Starts Now (Christine A. Doyle, MD)
Anesthesiology's Workforce: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- A Resident's Perspective (Michael H. Ryan, MD)

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