Membership Matters is a communications campaign highlighting the value of ASA membership for all providers of anesthesia care, so the ASA Daily News asked attendees about the value of joining ASA.

Jeffrey Apfelbaum, M.D.
University of Chicago
Northbrook, Illinois

“It is extraordinarily helpful in terms of all the educational requirements I need to fulfill for maintaining board certification, for keeping up with the times and for ensuring that my ability to care for patients is at its best.”

Linwood Spruiell, M.D.
Sentara Medical Group
Suffolk, Virginia

“As a professional, you should be a member of your national society. It helps us not only locally but politically. Services, and certainly this conference, are an important part of membership. In particular, I participate in the SEE (Self-Education and Evaluation) program.”

Binita Patel, M.D.
East Orange VA Medical Center
Cresskill, New Jersey

“I would like to find out more about membership benefits. As a member, the ASA booklets are really an advantage because if I am a member, they come at a reduced price. When I prepared for my MOCA cognitive exam, it helped me a lot.”