Volunteer with SOCCA
Welcome to the SOCCA volunteer community. SOCCA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience. Organizations that are diverse are proven to be better organizations. SOCCA is committed to ensuring its volunteer leadership represents the diversity of its membership.
SOCCA Committee, Board of Director, and Executive Committee nominations are now open through Friday, January 31, 2025.
Those interested in serving in a leadership role should review the SOCCA Bylaws and Volunteer Leadership Selection Criteria for more details on the responsibilities and scope of their commitment.
Applicants must be/become SOCCA Members and upload their current headshot photo, CV and Letter of Intent.
SOCCA committees are a great way to get involved and make a difference in the Critical Care Anesthesia community. As a member, you have an opportunity to:
- Engage with other members and make an impact on issues in Critical Care Anesthesia
- Collaborate and grow your knowledge and skills to support professional development
- Network with other SOCCA members
Each committee is tasked with assisting the SOCCA Board of Directors in meeting the strategic goals and objects set by the Board. The strategic goals are:
Goal 1: Sustain and grow membership
Goal 2: Foster and promote member engagement and contributions
Goal 3: Develop an active research section
Get Involved
Find out what each committee is responsible for:
Clinical Practice Committee
The Clinical Practice Committee (CPC) was created to foster collaboration across subspecialties and enhance engagement among SOCCA members. Established as an Ad-Hoc Committee, the CPC aims to integrate various subspecialties into joint projects with SOCCA, thereby broadening the scope of expertise and enriching the collective knowledge within the society.
Current workgroups include:
- Mechanical Circulatory Support/ECMO/CT ICU (SCA & STS)
- Transplant Critical Care (SATA)
- Quality & Safety
- Neuro Critical Care (SNACC)
- OB-CCM (SOAP)
- Global Critical Care Medicine
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee is responsible for the development and distribution of the SOCCA Interchange quarterly, electronic newsletter. It also develops a comprehensive social media strategy to communicate industry news timely and effectively to SOCCA members. Lead discussions on SOCCA social media platforms (Twitter; LinkedIn; Facebook) and post relevant industry news and articles for the SOCCA community.
Education Committee
The Education Committee plans and supervises the educational and scientific content of the SOCCA Annual Meeting and collaborates with the ASA CCM track committee to assist with planning and content of the ASA CCM track and engage in exchange with other societies by organizing and hosting joint panels at their meetings. Furthermore, the Committee identifies and creates professional development tools and resources for SOCCA members to engage them in improving their professional knowledge, competence, skill, and effectiveness as a Critical Care Anesthesiologist.
Current subcommittees include:
- Annual Meeting Planning
- Educational Webinars
- Board Review Course
- Question Bank (Q-Bank)
- Virtual Education
- Journal Club
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee will be representative of all aspects of the SOCCA membership. The Committee will serve as the communication avenue between SOCCCA leadership and its membership. Committee members will recognize and address the diverse professional needs of SOCCA members, while upholding the values of SOCCA as the professional home for anesthesiologists providing critical care services.
Current subcommittees include:
- Physicians in Private Practice (PPP)
- Early Career Intensivists (EC)
- Student, Resident and Fellow (SRF)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Mentorship
- Women in Cardiac Care (WICC) is a working group of the Membership Committee
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee provides recommendations to the Board of Directors for potential Directors and officers of the Society. The Immediate Past President shall serve as the Chair of the Nominating Committee. Other members of the Nominating Committee have most recently been selected from among the other Committees but are not required to be current or former Directors, Officers, or Committee Members. This Committee also serves to orchestrate the annual SOCCA Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award & Young Investigators Award, and the bi-annual Burchardi Award.
Research Committee
The Research Committee is responsible for identifying opportunities for SOCCA to facilitate critical care research by SOCCA members, recommend and triage initiatives and opportunities focusing on critical care research to the SOCCA board, and triage requests for SOCCA mailing list. The Research Committee may also advise the SOCCA president on SOCCA recommendations for the AUA/IARS/SOCCA IMPACT Award.
Current subcommittees include:
- Data
- Research Collaboration
- Scientific Writing
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SOCCA Committee, Board of Director, and Executive Committee nominations are now open through Friday, January 31, 2025.
Those interested in serving in a leadership role should review the SOCCA Bylaws and Volunteer Leadership Selection Criteria for more details on the responsibilities and scope of their commitment.
Applicants must be/become SOCCA Members and upload their current headshot photo, CV and Letter of Intent.applicants must be/become SOCCA Members and upload their CV and Letter of Intent.
Please contact the SOCCA office with any questions: info@socca.org.