Get Involved – Become an ASA MSC Delegate

Welcome to the American Society of Anesthesiologists Medical Student Component (ASA MSC) website.  We are a group of medical students committed to educating other students about the field of anesthesiology and promoting the mission of the ASA.  I am very excited about the progress our group has made since our creation several years ago, which includes recently becoming a Component of the ASA, having formerly been a Delegation.  As we proceed through this year, the ASA MSC Governing Council plans on continuing to promote our mission and extend our help and resources to as many students as we can reach, with a goal of having established a contact in every medical and osteopathic school in the country by the Annual Meeting in October 2008.  To accomplish this, we need your help!  Currently, we have delegates representing half of the medical and osteopathic schools in the United States making up our ASA MSC House of Delegates.  If you are a student interested in anesthesiology, I urge you and your medical school representative to complete the delegate nomination form below.  The Governing Council looks forward to helping you learn about resources and opportunities made possible by the ASA, strategies for developing or expanding your school’s Anesthesiology Interest Group, and how to become involved as a delegate.  We are excited to have developed an Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG) activity list to help you and your medical school expand the anesthesiology experience.  Click on the pdf form below for use at your medical school.  Questions, email medicalstudentcomponent@asahq.org.
 
Omayra Marrero
Chair,  ASA MSC
University of Florida


ASA Medical Student Component Delegate Nomination Form

Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG) Activity List

Proposed Structure of an Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG)

Executive Officers

• AIG President-Oversees and organizes activities and meetings, and is involved with contacting departmental faculty.
• 3 AIG advisors (Department Faculty) - Three advisors prevents the possibility that one faculty member is unable to preside or attend meetings and activities.
• 2 AIG Teaching Scholars (Residents) - Attend clinical simulation activities and teach medical students their clinical skills
• AIG Treasurer- Oversees fundraising activities(Department/State Society)
• AIG Secretary- Maintains communication to the larger medical student community
• ASA Liaison- Communicates with the ASA Medical Student Component www.asahq.org/msd  to maintain contact with the national office/ other AIG officers through ASAMSC website.

Educational Officers

• O.R Mentors- A Complete List of Department Faculty-listed by subspecialty of anesthesia
• Basic Science Mentors- Faculty who are interested in having students work in their labs

Funding Issues

• State Societies:
  Contact State Societies for funds for travel, support for guest lecturers, and possible lectures by state society officers.
  http://www.asahq.org/aboutAsa/asaComponentSocietyOfficers.htm

• School Contacts:
  Your Anesthesiology Department
  Your Student Government Association
  Dean of Student Affairs
  Alumni

• Other:
  Subspecialty organizations individually http://www.asahq.org/relatedOrganizations.htm
  Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation