Future of the Field Committee

Chair: 
Melissa Byrne, DO, MPH, FASA

Members:
Helen Bean, DO, FAOCA
C. Patrick Henson, DO, FAOCA
Amanda Shakal, DO, FAOCA
Matthias Franzen, DO
Danny Resser, DO

Ex-Officio:

Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA

Emerging Professionals:
Samanda Currier, DO
Elizabeth Gray, DO
Austin Goff, DO
Deep Patel
Caleb Sooknanan
Julia Greco
Anastasia Amanatidis
Sarah Landman
Melissa Ikizoglu
Jeremy Clayton
Austin Beahm
Michelle Adema
 
Strategy: Engage, Educate and Advocate
AOCA builds dynamic, engaged, and inclusive membership which sustains the growth and reflects the values of the College; AOCA equips physician anesthesiologists with evidence-based content and professional development tools to grow, enhance, and advance their careers; AOCA is a community of key and emerging leaders who advance osteopathic anesthesiology and advocate on behalf of physician anesthesiologists and their patients.

Mission:
  • Engage with and support Residents and Osteopathic Medical Students.
  • Create mechanisms in which the AOCA acts as a conduit to support OMS into a successful matching into anesthesiology residencies.
  • Create an AOCA ambassador program that supports AOCA members engaging with College of Osteopathic Medicine Anesthesiology Interest Groups.
  • Acknowledge Osteopathic Residents with AOCA awards.
  • Oversee the Timothy D. Ernst fund for the advancement of anesthesiology trainees.