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Member Benefits

Clinical Practice Guidelines

SAMBA members have access to guidelines on PONV and more. These are only available via our member portal.

Member Discounts

SAMBA members receive discounts on the meetings throughout the year as well as other special pricing for other opportunities.

Industry Recognition Opportunities

SAMBA members have the opportunity to be nominated for the Distinguished Service Award and submit research for annual poster awards.

SAMBA Fellows Designation

Qualified members are provided the opportunity to be recognized for their service and dedication to the ambulatory anesthesia field.

Webinar Offerings

SAMBA offers its members exclusive access to archived editions of the SAMBA Webinar Series, SAMBA’s web-based lectures on topics in ambulatory anesthesia with Q&A.

Leadership Opportunities

SAMBA members have the ability to get involved in specialty committee work, as well as serve on the SAMBA Board of Directors.

Technological Advances

SAMBA members have access to online discussion forums and a full member directory for networking purposes.

Mentorship

SAMBA board members have extensive professional and leadership experience that can help foster the development and growth of others members both in academic and private practice. They very willingly mentor their junior colleagues. In addition to advice and guidance, they offer practical tools such as membership to committees, letters of recommendations, opportunities to participate as faculty in workshops, PBLD’s, webinars, discussions and poster presentations at annual meetings. These opportunities help towards the achievement of both short and long-term goals of our members.

Video Library

SAMBA is developing a video library for members that includes content produced by experts in the field of ambulatory, office-based, or non-operating room anesthesia.

Discounted IARS Membership

As a SAMBA member, you are eligible to receive a discount on an IARS membership. IARS membership benefits include a subscription to Anesthesia & Analgesia, SAMBA’s official journal, A&A Practice e-journal, free journal CME, and discounted registration to the IARS Annual Meeting.


Membership Types

Category 1 Membership

Membership which confers the right to vote, hold office and serve on committees. All memberships in this category require that the member possess a degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy, Bachelor of Medicine or an equivalent degree. Additionally, members in these categories must have completed a residency training program in anesthesia accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association, or the equivalent of such accrediting bodies of other countries.

Active Membership
Active members are persons who concurrently maintain a membership in good standing in the American Society of Anesthesiology and actively practice medicine.

Active Member Rate:
$299 (one year membership)

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Associate Membership
Associate members are persons who do not maintain a membership in the American Society of Anesthesiology and actively practice medicine.

Associate Member Rate:
$299 (one year membership)

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Category 2 Membership

Membership which confers the right to serve on committees, but which do not have the right to vote or hold office.

Affiliate Membership
Affiliate memberships may be granted to persons who have an interest in ambulatory anesthesia care but do not otherwise meet the requirements for category 1 membership.

Affiliate Member Rate:
$299 (one year membership)

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Trainee Member
Trainee membership may be granted to persons who are currently training in an approved residency or fellowship in the specialty of anesthesiology. No member may be classified as a trainee member for more than a total of five (5) years.

Trainee Member Rate:
Complimentary (one year membership)

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Medical Student Member
Medical Student membership may be granted to persons who are currently engaged in a full-time course of study leading to qualification as a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent.

Medical Student Member Rate:
Complimentary (one year membership)

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International Member
International memberships may be granted to persons who primarily work and live outside of the United States of America and its territories.

International Member Rate:
$75 (one year membership)

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Category 3 Membership

Memberships which do not confer the right to vote, hold office or serve on committees.

Retired Member
Have you retired from the field of Ambulatory Anesthesia? Contact the SAMBA Executive Office to learn more about retired membership.

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