Program Directors

Influence the Future of Anesthesiology as You Train the Next Cohort

ASA values the knowledge and expertise you impart in your daily work to educate and train future anesthesiologists. Explore these curated resources, available to all ASA members. Not a member? Become a part of our 56,000-strong community now.

Keep your residency and fellowship programs current with discounted education content.
Choose from customized packages or enjoy deep discount ASA products that in include the best in clinical, leadership, simulation, and practice management education. Explore group offerings and request group pricing.

Complement your programming and further develop residents’ knowledge and skills with Anesthesia Toolbox.
Efficiently leverage global resources and an engaged, established community with more than 100 residency programs. Tap into peer-reviewed coursework and learning delivery technologies developed by programs like yours.  Anesthesia Toolbox provides the infrastructure and support to promote resource-sharing on a specialty-wide scale. See the features and benefits

Prepare your residents for a career in anesthesiology with the Diagnostic POCUS Certificate Program
Help emerging physicians capture opportunities in fast-growing point-of-care ultrasound with the Diagnostic POCUS Certificate Program designed specifically to build skills efficiently through online and hands-on learning. Explore the certificate program.

Help young anesthesiologists shake off the stress of residency 
Extreme financial pressures and time constraints. Imposter syndrome and isolation. Work-life balance. Early career anesthesiologists are navigating tremendous demands. The ASA Early-Career Membership Program is designed to give them valuable resources and support just as they're needed. See what the new program has to offer your graduating residents and fellows, read up on the program, and be sure to encourage your young physicians to explore program details, so they can take full advantage when they enter practice.   

Save time with centralized invoicing
Streamline the maintenance of ASA membership for your residency program, so you can keep your focus on educating residents. Contact the ASA Member Services team for more information.

Share your expertise
Impart your patient care, practice management, or life learning to eager readers by authoring an article for publication on the ASA Community blog. Residents and young anesthesiologists are always seeking insights and recommendations for establishing healthy finances, balancing work and life, growing their CVs, and developing leadership skills. See recent articles.

Keep your knowledge current with leading publications and e-news
Stay up to date with the specialty's highly rated, peer reviewed journal, Anesthesiology^®, as well as the ASA Monitor^® specialty insights, weekly e-newsletters and daily news briefs. Browse Anesthesiology online.

Connect with the Program Directors Advisory Group (PDAG)
ASA recognizes and supports the role that program directors have in the development of future physician anesthesiologists. Jack Buckley, MD, UCLA Program Director, chairs the Program Directors Advisory Group. The PDAG promotes, develops and refines resources and assets that ASA provides to facilitate the work of residency programs. Members of the group include Lisa Farmer, MD, Robert Gaiser, MD, FASA, Brian Gelfand, MD, Mada Helou, MD, Gina Hendren, MD, Benjamin Houseman, MD, FASA, Timothy Martin, MD, FASA, Charles Napolitano, MD, PhD, FASA, Nicholas Nedeff, MD, Michelle Parra, MD, Paul Wojciechowski, MD, FASA.  

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