Message from the President

august 2026

Fellow PSA Members: 

On behalf of the PSA, I want to welcome all the new residents who started their anesthesiology training last month. We are excited to welcome you to the profession. You will no doubt get excellent clinical training in one of the many outstanding residency programs here in Pennsylvania. We at the PSA also want to help guide and shape your careers in a meaningful way, both during and after training. I would like to highlight a few opportunities the PSA offers for both residents and practicing anesthesiologists to participate in mentorship.

PSA Mentorship Program

Successful physicians have sought guidance, insight, and support from someone who has walked the path before them. The PSA Mentoring Program connects experienced anesthesiologists with early-career physicians, residents, and medical students to foster professional growth, leadership development, and long-term success.

The PSA Mentorship Program is designed to be flexible, respectful of busy schedules, and focused on meaningful connection.

The PSA is excited to offer this opportunity, and we are looking for both new mentors and mentees. If you are interested in being a mentor, or are looking to be connected with a mentor, you can learn more here or you can fill out the form to sign up here.

PSA Advocacy Advisors

Another PSA mentorship focus is our new Advocacy Advisor program. This program will connect attending-level anesthesiologists looking to improve their advocacy skills with an experienced attending anesthesiologist who will be a guide and mentor. Just as it took work and mentorship to become a practicing anesthesiologist, so too does it take additional work and mentorship to be proficient at advocating for your patients and your profession.

If you want to be an advisor or wish to be connected to someone who can advise you in becoming a stronger advocate, please click here and we will be in contact with you.

As always, please reach out with any feedback or concerns that we may be able to help with. We are here working for you!

Adam Childers, MD, FASA, FCPP

president@psanes.org

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