Scientific discovery and advancing anesthesiology research requires collaboration to make progress. That’s why the International Anesthesia Research Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) came together to form the Anesthesia Research Council (ARC). Other stakeholders will also provide input, including the early-Stage Anesthesia Scholars (eSAS), Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA), and Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (SAAAPM) among others.

About the Anesthesia Research Council

ARC’s mission is to advance scientific discovery and health care policy through the development and dissemination of research in anesthesiology, perioperative, and pain medicine with the goal to become the go-to resource for state-of-the-art review, synthesis, and future recommendations in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, critical care, and pain medicine research.

ARC currently is a 3-year pilot program, supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Foundation for Anesthesia and Education Research (FAER) and IARS and overseen by a Steering Committee. The Steering Committee, chaired by Max Kelz, MD, PhD, is responsible for choosing the annual study focus and generating a series of concrete questions to be addressed resulting in a final work product. The Committee also identifies and recruits a diverse working group of 5–6 people responsible for generating the final outcome.

Find out more about the aims of ARC in “Creation of the Anesthesia Research Council,” an article published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, as well as an update from FAER, “The Anesthesia Research Council: Hard @ Work,” posted on its website.

ARC Sponsors Council

Brian Reilly
CEO, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

David Martin, MD, PhD, FASA
Vice-President of Scientific Affairs (ASA)

Max Kelz, MD, PhD
President & Chief Science Officer, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)

Andre Williams
Executive Director, International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)

ARC Steering Committee

Mark Neuman, MD (Chair)
University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MS
University of California San Francisco

Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic

Julie Freed, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Manuel Bonilla, MS
Chief Advocacy Officer
American Society of Anesthesiologists

Reports

ARC has convened working groups for each year to address separate goals and present a report on their findings at the conclusion of that year.

Session Recaps

The Future of the Anesthesiology Physician Scientist: An ARC Update Session Recap

The ARC year-one Working Group, chaired by Charles W. Emala, Sr. MS, MD and focused on “Strengthening the Research Environment: Addressing the Pipeline of Researchers,” held a discussion and listening session on this topic during the IARS 2021 Annual Meeting. Learn more about the session here.