At FAER, we are dedicated to advancing medicine through education and research in anesthesiology, and we are vigilant about protecting our donors’ investments in the spectrum of grants and programs we provide.

With the onset of current economic difficulties, we reduced spending to ensure that FAER can meet its existing grant commitments and continue to offer new grants to young investigators:

• We reduced staffing, capital expenditures, travel costs and office expenses.
• We offered just one grant application deadline in 2009.
• We eliminated the $40,000 mentor stipend from our Mentored Research Training Grant.
• We reduced the costs of our Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Program and our Resident Scholar Program at the ASA Annual Meeting by reducing the number of participants in 2009.

At the heart of our efforts to ensure that FAER’s work can continue is a deep respect for the anesthesia specialty and the expression of trust represented by each gift our supporters contribute—be it a gift of dollars or a gift of time.  With your help, FAER and the specialty will emerge from beneath this temporary storm cloud and continue to provide the career development opportunities essential to the preservation and growth of our profession. Please donate today.