Early Career Success

Thrive when starting your career, transitioning to practice, maintaining wellness and striving for Board Certification.

Post Anesthesiology Residency

• Start Fellowship or 1st job!
• Take advantage of ASA early membership resources
• ASA Early-Career Membership Program Resources
• Prepare for Advanced exam
• Take Advanced exam in July
• Prepare for Applied Exam
• Practice with colleagues and faculty, take practice exams
• Take Applied exam 3-6 months later
• Identify a mentor who is a colleague and has experience in the Department
• Maintain wellness and resiliency

ASA Wellness Resources

• Recognize signs of burnout and know how to ask for help

Board Certification

• Participate in MOCA and maintain certification
• Visit ABA for details on how to maintain certification and MOCA eligibility