On-Line
Application for ASA Active Membership
As part of ASA’s continuing effort to provide all
applications for membership in electronic format, the ASA
Active Membership Application can now be completed and
submitted on-line. Potential members now have a quick and
easy way to apply for membership. The application process
is outlined below.
- Complete and submit the Active
Membership Application
- Appropriate
state component (and sponsors if applicable) will be
notified via e-mail of your pending application
- State Component
approves your application
- ASA sends you notification
of acceptance
Completed PDF files can be mailed to:
ASA Membership Department
520 N. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573
Questions on membership? Contact Robert Wallace,
Membership Manager at r.wallace@asahq.org.
Benefits of Membership
- Subscription to ASA's peer-reviewed journal, Anesthesiology
(monthly)
- Access to the ASA Directory of Members (online)
- Subscription to ASA
NEWSLETTER
(monthly)
- Online searchable Calendars for Meetings
- Free registration for the ASA Annual Meeting (45 CME
hours)
- Annual updates on ASA Standards, Guidelines and Statements
(online)
- Representation and updates on federal and state legislative
and regulatory issues
- Development of state-of-the-art practice parameters
- Physician booklets and practice management materials
- Patient education support
- Services and literature searches by the Wood Library-Museum
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MEMBER SERVICES
ABA-ASA
In-Training Examination
Jointly sponsored by the American Board of Anesthesiology
and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the In-Training
Examination is available to physician-trainees in approved
anesthesiology residency programs. It also serves as the
entry examination to the certification system of the American
Board of Anesthesiology.
ASA
Scientific Meetings
The major portion of the ASA Annual Meeting is devoted to
exhibits and scientific meetings. These include the annual
Refresher Course Lectures and scientific papers by eminent
anesthesiologists and guest lecturers. ASA Workshops and
Seminars and are also scheduled in various locations.
Information
and Counsel
The Executive Office acts as a clearing-house for members
who want answers to specific questions and advice on professional
matters. Approximately 70 committees are readily available
to supply needed information and advice.
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Liaison
with Medical and Nonmedical Organizations
This is maintained, through the Society's committees, with
other specialty organizations, the American Medical Association
and other organizations.
Medem's
Your Practice On-Line™
ASA is providing its members with a new benefit --- Your
Practice Online ™ .This service allows members to build
customized practice Web sites with clinical content from
leading medical societies and the ASA. Because the ASA believes
that every physician can benefit from building a customized
practice Web site, we encourage Members to visit the following
link to begin building a practice Web site. Visit www.yourpracticeonline.com
National
Library and Museum
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, located in the
Executive Office in Park Ridge, Illinois, serves not only
the medical profession but historians and interested members
of the lay public. The principal library collection includes
approximately 9,000 books on anesthesiology and biomedical
sciences relating to the specialty. In addition, the library
maintains extensive files of biographical material and videotapes
on prominent anesthesiologists, historical information and
photographs. The Wood Library-Museum also administers the
annual Paul M. Wood Memorial Fellowship which promotes research
in the history of anesthesiology. Fellows of this program
conduct historical research by utilizing the library-museum
collection. It contains one of the finest rare book collections
on the specialty in the world. Among the many services offered
to members are:
1.Lending of books (except rare items).
2.General reference services.
3.Photocopying service on reference material at the library
available at nominal
cost.
4.Publishing of classical works pertaining to the history
of anesthesia.
To promote education and advance patient care, the Wood
Library-Museum of Anesthesiology is actively engaged in
preparing and making available educational aids specifically
for anesthesia.
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