​ASA Awards and Programs

ASA Mentoring Grant Program

The goal of the program is to foster diversity within ASA through mentorship. 

ASA-SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology Award

Your commitment to education and its impact on patient care deserve to be acknowledged. ASA and SEA have created a new award to recognize anesthesiologists who have made significant contributions to education. Get all the details and send in your nomination today.

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is the highest tribute the Society can pay to an ASA member. It may be given for outstanding clinical, educational or scientific achievement, contribution to the specialty and/or exemplary service to the Society.

Honorary Member Award

The Honorary Member Award celebrates a physician, a scientist or other individual not otherwise eligible for Active ASA membership who has attained outstanding eminence in anesthesiology or related fields.

ASA Excellence in Education Award

This award recognizes ASA members who have made outstanding contributions through demonstrated excellence in teaching, development of new teaching methods, and/or implementation of innovative educational programs in anesthesiology.

ASA Award for Excellence in Research

This award recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in research that has or is likely to have an important impact on the practice of anesthesiology. The individual’s work represents a body of original, mature, and sustained contribution to the advancement of the science of anesthesiology.

James E. Cottrell, MD, Presidential Scholar Award

This award recognizes individuals who dedicate their formative careers to research. Anesthesiologists who are within 10 years of their first appointment to a department of anesthesiology, Board-certified in their country of practice, ASA members, and clinically active in anesthesia, intensive care, or pain medicine are eligible for the award.