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The ASA Medical Student Component Governing Council hosted a full panel of speakers to discuss anesthesia’s impact on healthcare pollution and environmental sustainability:
Jodi Sherman, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology - Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences & Founding Director - Yale Program on Healthcare Environmental Sustainability
Jason Bryant, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiologist - Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Medical Director of Outpatient Dental Surgery - The Ohio State Medical Center
Vidya T. Raman, MD, MBA
Professor of Anesthesiology - Ohio State University, Senior Executive Faculty of Mentoring and Guidelines Management - Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Varun Dixit, MD
Cardiac Anesthesiologist & Director of Quality - Henrico Doctors Hospital
During the week of Sunday, April 3, 2022 – Saturday, April 9, 2022 the ASA Medical Student Component encourages all ASA members to engage in raising the awareness of anesthesia’s impact on our environment. There are two options:
Option A: Sign up to volunteer with Project C.U.R.E. to repackage and redistribute medical supplies to resource limited communities across the world. Volunteering locations include:
- Houston, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Chicago, IL
- Kansas City, KS
- Mid-Atlantic
- Denver, CO
Option B: Alternatively, you can collaborate with your school’s Anesthesiology Interest Group to organize an environmental health community service event within your local community.
Step 1: Tell us your plans here: Week of Service
Step 2: If you plan to volunteer with Project C.U.R.E. sign up using the links below:
- Houston, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Chicago, IL
- Kansas City, KS
- Mid-Atlantic
- Denver, CO
Step 3: Spread word of your service on social media using #GreenAnesthesia and #ASAWeekofService.
Posted March 2022
