Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SAAAPM)

The Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SAAAPM) is the umbrella organization for the three associations Listed below. The umbrella organization SAAAPM does not have individuals as members, but associations as its members. Decisions will be made by input from the three associations as represented in the governing council. The four associations are:

• The Association of Academic Anesthesia Chairs (AAAC) representing the Chairs of the academic departments in this country.
• The Association of Anesthesiology Core Program Directors (AACPD) which is representative of ACGME designated core program directors.
• The Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors (AASPD) representative of the currently recognized subspecialty program directors.
•The Association of Anesthesiology Program Administrators and Educators (AAPAE) representing program administrators and educators of ACGME approved anesthesiology residency or fellowship programs. Vision:
To be the academic anesthesiology society that effectively represents, advocates, and educates around issues pertinent to academic anesthesiology with the purpose of enhancing academic anesthesiology; education, research, and quality clinical care.