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April 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm MT: SOCCA Women in Critical Care Meetup at the SOCCA Annual Meeting. May 11, 2023 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm ET: Women in Critical Care Fireside Chat with Dr. Rebecca Aslakson.
Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD, PhD, FCCM, FAAHPM, is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. Dr. Aslakson is devoted to an academic and clinical career improving the delivery of effective and equitable palliative care, particularly to surgical and critical care populations, and her research team has been supported by diverse funders including the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), The National Palliative Care Research Center, and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER). Dr. Aslakson is deeply and longitudinally committed to mentoring, coaching, and sponsorship of trainees and junior faculty into successful careers in medicine and research. June 22, 2023 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm ET: Fireside Chat with Dr. Margaret Wood.
Dr. Margaret Wood received her medical degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Following anesthesiology residency training in Scotland at the Dundee Teaching Hospitals, she came to the United States for fellowship training at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. She joined the Vanderbilt faculty with appointments in both the departments of anesthesiology and pharmacology and rose through the ranks to become Professor of Anesthesiology with tenure in 1986, and Division Chief for Cardiac Anesthesia. In 1995 she was recruited to Columbia University as the E.M. Papper Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University. She was the first woman to chair a clinical department at Columbia University, a position that she held until June 30, 2016. Dr. Wood has conducted extensive research in anesthesia, has published more than 140 articles and book chapters and lectured extensively. She co-authored two editions of the anaesthesiology textbook, Drugs and Anaesthesia: Pharmacology for Anesthesiologists. She has served on the boards of several medical journals, including the journal Anesthesiology, and numerous committees and boards for national societies and organizations. She has advised the Federal Government through her service on the Food and Drug Administration’s Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee, and served as the Chairman of the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Anesthesiology. She was the first woman to be elected as president of the Association of University Anesthesiologists and has written and spoken on the issue of promoting gender diversity in academic medicine. Dr. Wood was the 2016 recipient of the Foundation for Anesthesiology, Education and Research (FAER) Research Mentoring Award. In 2008, Dr. Wood was recognized by the award of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from The University of Dundee, Scotland. At Columbia University she built the Department of Anesthesiology into one of the highest ranked departments in the US, with its Residency Program one of the most competitive programs with 104 residents. The Department also built its subspecialist-training programs to more than 35 post residency fellows across subspecialty programs representing every ACGME recognized program in Anesthesiology. Research Funding was increased substantially so that the Department consistently ranked in the top 10 in NIH funding nationally. Dr. Wood strengthened the subspecialty divisions of the Department and expanded the breadth and depth of its research portfolio including the creation of an Epidemiology Center for Population Research. In 2016, after more than 20 years as Chairman Dr. Wood stepped down as chairman and is now a Special Lecturer and Professor Emerita at Columbia University. She remains active as a mentor, teacher and lecturer. |
About Dr. Aslakson
About Dr. Wood