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Our History
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December 2003: |
Second-year medical student Emmett E. Whitaker of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, meets with 2004 ASA President Roger W. Litwiller, M.D., and suggests more involvement and resources for medical students interested in anesthesiology. Dr. Litwiller supports the idea fully and recruits University of Rochester Chair of Anesthesiology, James L. Robotham, M.D., to sponsor the movement, which is based out of Rochester. Dr. Robotham also enthusiastically supports the idea and suggests the involvement of University of Rochester Anesthesiology Interest Group Founder and President, Cheri A. Camacho, who also is a second-year medical student at Rochester. |
January 2004: |
Emmett and Cheri collaborate to draw up a proposal to ASA to institute a Medical Student Delegation in ASA. The proposal is based on the existing Medical Student Section within the Emergency Medicine Residents Association, which is well developed and effective. The proposal is sent to ASA. |
June 2004: |
Resolutions are drawn up by ASA to include a Medical Student Delegation in ASA on an official basis. At the Interim Meeting of the ASA Board of Directors, a resolution is drawn up to include a Medical Student Delegation within the ASA Resident Component. The resolution is included in the minutes and is set to be voted upon at the October 2004 ASA Annual Meeting. |
July 2004: |
Letters are mailed out to all 125 allopathic medical schools announcing the formation of the MSD. A floppy disk is included in the envelope with a copy of our announcement. This brings in many new members. |
August 2004: |
Emmett and Cheri are invited to write a column for the monthly ASA NEWSLETTER *"Residents' Review," announcing the acceptance of a Medical Student Delegation. The column introduces the delegation and is an official call for members. |
October 2004: |
With a growing membership, Emmett and Cheri attend the ASA
2004 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other medical students attend, and the first official meeting of the ASA MSD is held. It is decided that the five medical student representatives also will hold offices within the ASA MSD, including Co-chairs, Chair-Elect, Secretary and Member-at-Large. A decision is made to solicit applications from the existing ASA MSD members to form this committee. The resolution to add the MSD is voted upon and unanimously approved by the House of Delegates.
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November 2004: |
E-mails are sent out to the more than 50 members of the ASA MSD to call for applications for leadership positions. More than 30 applications are received, and the 2005 MSD Officers are selected:
Co-Chair: Emmett E. Whitaker, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Co-Chair: Cheri A. Camacho, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Chair-Elect: Mark A. Hoeft, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont;
Secretary: Mary M. Casciano, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey; Member-at-Large: Robert McGraw, Texas Tech Health Sciences University, Lubbock, Texas. Alternate Matthew E.
Ockander, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, Arizona; Alternate Paul A. Rookard, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas; Alternate Alla Tauber, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York; Senior Advisor: Kent D. Burr, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri. |
September 2005: |
Inaugural Medical Student Governing Council meets in Rochester, NY |
October 2005: |
At the ASA Annual Meeting, the MSD votes for the first time at the RC HOD. New officers are chosen from an applicant pool of fifty people |
February 2006: |
Second Annual MSD Officers Meeting in Burlington, VT |
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October
2006: |
ASA Annual Meeting Chicago. The MSD gets full access to conference facilities to host our first ever House of Delegates, with guest speakers including a Board member of F.A.E.R and The Rural Access to Anesthesia Committee. Forty-two medical students attend from all across the country as official delegates. The process for becoming an official component of the ASA is set in motion. |
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October
2006: |
New officers are selected to serve the 2007-2008 term. |
March 2007: |
Third Annual MSD Officers Meeting in San Antonio, TX. |
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August 2007: |
Medical Student Delegation is awarded five non-voting seats in the A.S.A. House of Delegates. |
October 2007: |
The Resolution to make the Medical Student Delegation a separate component of the ASA passes at the House of Delegates with the full support of Ron L Harter, MD, Vice-Chair of Education at Ohio State University. Henceforth, the Medical Student Component acts with its own budget and works will full support of the Resident Component and the Committee on Medical Students and Residents. |
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