Chair: Lieu Tran, MD
Co-Chair: Tammy N. Wang, MD
Vice Chair: Philip C. Carullo, MD
The mission of SPAERS is to support medical students and residents in their exploration of pediatric anesthesiology as a future career. We aim to inform, engage, and excite generations of potential future pediatric anesthesiologists. SPAERS is a Subcommittee of the Education Committee for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA).
We plan to achieve our goals through the following efforts:
- Medical Student and Resident Engagement (MSRE) – Provide early mentorship to medical students and residents. Increase trainee engagement with the goal of improving their knowledge of the field, the profession, and life in pediatric anesthesiology. Ongoing engagement endeavors include:
- Trainee engagement at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting
- Provision of scholarships to attend SPA-AAP Annual Meeting
- Virtual programming for residents/medical students to meet pediatric anesthesiologists to learn about our profession – via the SPAERS Spotlight Series.
- Pediatric Anesthesia Resident Education (PARE) – Create the pediatric anesthesiology resident rotation director network. Improve the education of residents during their pediatric anesthesiology rotation.
NEW! Meeting Scholarships for Students & Residents
Are you a resident or student curious about pediatric anesthesiology?
Come bask in the warmth of Orlando and attend SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2025 (March 28-30)!
Scholarship application link: https://forms.office.com/r/9KUTmjdckm
This unique scholarship is provided by the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA). It is designed for students and residents. The goals are to assist in travel/lodging costs to attend the SPA-AAP Conference and to increase mentorship during the meeting.
12 applicants will be selected. Recipients will:
1. Receive $1,000 at the conference.
2. Have the opportunity to get to know a SPA member and learn more about careers in pediatric anesthesiology.
3. Attend at least one trainee educational event during the conference.
To be considered for this scholarship, you need to meet all of the following 4 criteria:
1. Submit an abstract to SPA in the usual fashion. All abstracts are acceptable (case reports, research projects)
2. Be the presenting author of an abstract.
3. Attend SPA-AAP 2025 conference in person.
4. Be or become a member of SPA (free for medical school student and resident trainees).*
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*Apply for free trainee (student/resident) SPA membership here: https://secured.societyhq.com/spa/regist.iphtml
Please note, due to the limited numbers of scholarships, you are encouraged to submit an application at this time (prior to knowing whether your abstract is accepted). However, only abstracts accepted by SPA to the meeting will qualify for the scholarship. Scholarship application will close January 24th, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be notified by email before February 15th, 2025.
Please direct questions to:
Tran[email protected]
Subcommittee in Pediatric Anesthesia Education for Residents and Students (SPAERS)
Would you like to learn more about life in pediatric anesthesiology? The SPA Spotlight Series is for you!
We are hosting a webinar series called SPA Spotlight on Careers in Pediatric Anesthesiology (SPA Spotlight Series). With each webinar, a panel of pediatric anesthesiologists from around the country will discuss their paths in the field and their current work.
CLICK HERE for more information, future dates, and past webinar recordings.
