The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Presidential Scholar Award recognizes colleagues who dedicate their formative careers to research.
The deadline for nominations for the 2010 Presidential Scholar Award is March 31, 2010. Anesthesiologists who are within seven years of their first appointment to a department of anesthesiology, who are board-certified, who are ASA members, and who spend at least two days per week in clinical practice are eligible for the award. Nominees must be academically accomplished with peer-reviewed publications and funded research. Candidates should be nominated by their department chair or by the Committee on Research after review of the current year’s grant applicants of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research. The nominee’s department chair should submit a letter of support and the nominee’s current curriculum vitae as well as one seconding letter from a senior faculty member. Only one nominee per department will be accepted.
The recipient of the 2009 Presidential Scholar Award was Mihai V. Podgoreanu, M.D., F.A.S.E., who received his award at the ASA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, October 19, 2009. Dr. Podgoreanu is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
