Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA)

Eligibility Criteria

• 5 years of continuous ASA Active membership as of FASA application submission date (or if an ASA Retired member, to have met these criteria immediately prior to transitioning to Retired member status)
  ("Active" membership means membership in the "Active" member category. Membership years in the "Resident" category will not count towards the 5-year eligibility period)
• 5 years of continuous ASA Active component membership as of FASA application submission date (or if an ASA Retired member, to have met these criteria immediately prior to transitioning to Retired member status)
  ("Active" membership means membership in the "Active" member category. Membership years in the "Resident" category do not count towards the 5-year eligibility period)
• Unrestricted medical license(s) (or if an ASA Retired member, to have met these criteria immediately prior to transitioning to Retired member status)
• Board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology or board certified by a recognized international body and recommended by the ASA secretary to the ASA Executive Committee for approval (or if an ASA Retired member, to have met this criteria immediately prior to transitioning to Retired member status)
• 2 names and emails of any current anesthesiologist member (i.e., an “Active” ASA member) in good standing for letters of recommendation (the letter itself is not needed at time of applying; you’ll request them in the application)
• CV and optional bibliography
• A non-refundable $350 application fee: The application process must be completed within 12 months of receiving payment and/or applying or the fee will be charged again.
• Must meet 6 total qualifications with at least 1 from each of the 3 categories listed below; all within the past 5 years of FASA application submission date.
  (If you are applying as a Retired member, all 6 qualification must all have happened within the last 5 years of FASA application)

Qualifications

You must meet 6 total qualifications with at least 1 from each of the 3 categories (i.e., professionalism/leadership, advocacy, and education/scholarly activities) within the past 5 years of your FASA application submission date, even if your applying as a Retired member.

Professionalism/Leadership

• Leadership position or participation in ASA, ASA component society, ASA committee or other ASA entity
  Example(s): Delegate, alt-delegate, president/past president – any sort of leadership position or participation on a committee
• Local or community leadership position or activities
• Hospital or practice leadership position
  Example(s): A position within a hospital/practice/group, including committee positions
• Held a leadership position with a subspecialty or any medical society
  Example(s): Delegate, alt-delegate, president/past president – any sort of leadership position or participation on a committee for a society other than ASA or component society 
• Leadership or participation in an ASA foundation
  Example(s): Monetary contributions to any one of the ASA foundations and/or held a leadership position
• Military or government leadership position
• Demonstrated medical volunteerism
  Example(s): Volunteering time medically such as pro-bono work in other countries 

Advocacy

• Attend ASA Legislative Conference 
• Active participation in ASA advocacy efforts
  Example(s): Grassroots activities, contacting state representatives, making comments on posts, informing coworkers about campaign/ political issues, campaigning for an issue, raising awareness, involvement in ASAPAC, trackable political activity
• Active participation in ASA component advocacy efforts 
  Example(s): On a state level: Grassroots activities, contacting state representatives, making comments on posts, informing coworkers about campaign/ political issues, campaigning for an issue, raising awareness, involvement in ASAPAC, trackable political activity; needs to be verified by state

Education/Scholarly Activities

• Active involvement in teaching or mentoring activities
  Example(s): Professor roles (adjunct, etc.), a position in practice/hospital that requires teaching/mentoring; typically, documented on CV
• Research in anesthesiology
  Example(s): Represented on CV in a “Research” section 
• Publication in journals, web content, teaching materials
  Example(s): Documented on CV or bibliography
• ABA Board examiner, exam program development
  Example(s): Documented on CV
• Education program development (print, live, digital)
  Example(s): Associated with a teaching role; documented on CV
• Faculty position for ASA or other educational programs or meetings
  Example(s): Held a speaker role at an ASA meeting or other educational programs/meetings where CME is offered
• Editor position for publications
  Example(s): Documented on CV
• Subspecialty or other medical board certification
• Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology participation 
• Participation or attendance at 3 ASA or ASA component society live educational events
  Example(s): Events must carry CME 
• Participation and claimed credits for 3 ASA CME-bearing products, each offering 25 credits or more
  Example(s): ACE (ACE A counts as 1 and ACE B counts as 2 because each section is 30 credits), SEE, or any other product offering 25+ credits but it cannot be from a meeting

Read the full ASA Fellow Designation Criteria and Qualification Checklist [pdf]    

Applying for Your FASA Designation

Upload your CV and other documents, and pay your application fee directly online. The sponsor letter requests may be emailed to colleagues within the online application. You can save your work at any point during the process and return to complete, submit, and review it at any time.

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Congratulations to Our Newest Fellows

Becoming a FASA signifies your commitment to the highest level of patient care and professional excellence. Congratulations to our newest Fellows of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA)!

Maintaining Your FASA Designation

Active members who are approved as Fellows of the American Society of Anesthesiologists will retain the privilege of the FASA designation for as long as ASA membership is retained. If an Active Fellow member allows his/her ASA membership to lapse for greater than 1 membership cycle, the member must re-apply for the Fellow designation. The 5-years continuous membership restarts from the point the member rejoins ASA and the component society as an Active member.

Active Fellow members retain the FASA designation when they convert to ASA Retired member status only if Active membership is maintained up to approval of change in status.

If you have questions about the FASA program, please contact [email protected], use Live Chat, or call your Member Services Team M - F, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT at (630) 912-2552.