Welcome to the new SAMBA Residents Section

Fellow Residents!

Mission - TOP

The mission of the Resident Section is:

• to encourage resident interest in ambulatory anesthesia, and to encourage continued membership involvement in residency and beyond • to inform residents of the purpose of SAMBA in promoting research and education in ambulatory anesthesia administered in a hospital outpatient center, an ambulatory surgery center or in an office setting. • to participate in resident education regarding the practice and current issues of ambulatory anesthesia. • to encourage residents to gain experience in organized medical societies, thereby promoting their development as future leaders.

Composition - TOP

The Resident Section shall consist of a Chair, Chair-Elect, and Members-at-Large, with other positions to be created as needed. Nominations for officers will be solicited annually with elections occurring at the SAMBA Annual Meeting.

Chair

• Coordinates, edits, and submits the April and October SAMBA Newsletter articles by their deadline.
• Chairs the affairs of the Resident Section and attends the meetings of the Section.
• Coordinates the speakers and topics for the Resident’s Conference at the SAMBA Annual Meeting.

Chair-Elect

• Coordinates, edits, and submits the January and July SAMBA Newsletter articles by their deadline.
• Assists the Chair in conducting the affairs of the Resident Section and attends the meetings of the Section
• Assumes the position of Chair at the end of the first year of duty.

Members-at-Large

• Assists the Chair in conducting the affairs of the Resident Section and attends the meetings of the Section.
  
  

SAMBA Resident Section Committee Members 2007-2008- TOP
Sub-Committee on Resident Section reports to Education

Membership Information - TOP

Membership in the SAMBA Resident Section is opened to all Resident Members of the Society at no additional cost. Resident (physicians in training) must have documentation with certification by his/her program director. In addition to monthly subscription to ANESTHESIA & ANALGESIA, Resident/Fellow/Student membership provides numerous benefits from the six participating Societies. Multiple-year memberships are available for the length of residency and should coincide with training program period. Contact the IARS for information about additional member benefits by clicking on https://www.iars.org/membership/membership_form.asp.

SAMBA Newsletter - TOP

The quarterly SAMBA Newsletter, Ambulatory Anesthesia, shall include a Resident Forum. Anyone wishing to contribute an article for the Newsletter should contact the newsletter editor, Kumar Belani, MD.

SAMBA Resident Travel Awards - TOP

The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia encourages anesthesiology residents to become more involved in the Society by making available five (5) $1,000 Travel Award to residents whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the SAMBA Annual Meeting. Applicants must be a member of SAMBA. Residents, who receive travel awards for their abstracts, remain eligible for White Mountain Institute Award for research in Ambulatory Anesthesia as well as the Excellence in Research recognition.

2008 Recipients:

SAMBA Call for Abstracts - TOP

The Committee on Scientific Paper has issued a call for abstracts for the SAMBA Annual Meeting to be held at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on May 1-4, 2008. Only abstracts that are submitted online via the SAMBA Web site at www.sambahq.org will be considered for grading.

For abstract submission and Resident Travel Award information, visit www.sambahq.org. The deadline for abstract submissions is February 1, 2008.

ASA Resident Component - TOP

The Resident Component of the American Society of Anesthesiologists provides information for anesthesiology residents about opportunities for them within the ASA, as well as information about the Resident Governing Council and its activities. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions and to share this information with your fellow residents.

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