Message from the President

Fellow PSA Members: 

I am honored and humbled to now be serving as your new PSA President. I do not take this responsibility lightly, and I will work tirelessly along with our dedicated Board of Directors, as well as hopefully many of you, to continue to both advocate for top-notch perioperative care and promote the specialty of anesthesiology within Pennsylvania and beyond. As a brief introduction, I currently live in Pittsburgh and practice primarily at Heritage Valley Health System, a smaller community health system with hospitals based in Beaver and Sewickley, where I have served as the Chairman of Anesthesiology for over 11 years. It is my intention to bring this same level of commitment that I give to my group to serve all the anesthesiologists across Pennsylvania.

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING

In addition to the perennial issues that keep PSA busy, one of the key priorities over the next two years is to improve how we as anesthesiologists communicate and market our value as physicians not only to key stakeholders, but also, just as importantly, to our patients and the public at large. As a starting point on this key initiative, I want to improve how we, as PSA Officers and Board of Directors, communicate with the entire PSA membership. We will be sending out these communications monthly, on the first of each month, to highlight the work that is being done and ways for you to be involved. We will focus on any significant issues facing Pennsylvania and provide ways for you to continually communicate your value as anesthesiologists. The intent of these communications is to be high-yield and an easy, quick read. I welcome your feedback as we roll these out and welcome any ideas for content that would be beneficial.

PSA COMMITTEES

One of the best ways to become involved in the PSA is to serve on a committee. Committee members are appointed by the Vice President of the section within which the committee is constituted. We have included a link here that lists the Standing Committees of the PSA and a section to express your interest in serving. Please submit by May 15.

PODCAST

Be sure to check out the official podcast of the PSA, “Above the Drapes”. You can find a link on our website: psanes.org/Above-the-Drapes, or stream through Apple or Spotify. If you have an interest in joining the podcast to discuss cases, challenges in practice, innovations, or advocacy, be sure to let us know!

These are just a few highlights of the work that the PSA is doing, and each month we will focus on a different area. I look forward to working with all of you and to promoting the work that you do every day. If I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Adam Childers, MD, FASA

President, Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists

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