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Interview with a Leader in Field: Joseph Neal, MD
What has ASRA meant to you? For me, it has meant phenomenal
academic opportunities, world-class educational programs, and an
external group of colleagues and mentors that I can rely on should
I have an academic or clinical question for which I cannot find
the answer locally. I recently had the opportunity to sit down and
discuss the role that ASRA has had in the academic and clinical
career of Dr Joseph Neal. Dr Neal is a past president of ASRA and
the past editor-in-chief of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
(RAPM). While our conversation was wide-ranging, what struck
me and what I hope to convey to you was the passion that Dr Neal
has for this organization. What was also evident is that Dr Neal has
helped to create an organization committed to the development and
advancement of ASRA members at all stages of their career.
K. Schroeder: What does being
an ASRA member mean to you
and what have you gotten out of
being a part of the organization?
J. Neal: Outside of my own
department, ASRA and the American
Board of Anesthesiology are the
most significant organizational
involvements of my career.
ASRA was a vehicle to become
academically involved in the
Kris Schroeder, MD
subspecialty. That involvement
Associate Professor
allowed me to collaborate on
Department of Anesthesiology
projects with many friends and
University of Wisconsin
colleagues, some of whom I have
Madison, WI
grown older with and some of
whom have transitioned from a
mentor/mentee relationship to valued colleague. It has been great
fun to watch these colleagues' career development, both within and
outside of ASRA.
ASRA meetings have become a succession of fun memories and
annual opportunities for comradery with folks whom I grew up with
professionally.
K. Schroeder: Who were your mentors, and what qualities did
they have that made them, and by extension you, successful?
J. Neal: Dave Brown mentored my editorial career, and my
ascension to editor-in-chief was largely with his support. Other
people who made a big difference to me early on in ASRA were Jim
Eisenach and Denise Wedel. While not exactly mentors, the support
of Vincent Chan, John Rowlingson, Rick Rosenquist, and Jim
Rathmell was crucial to my sanity during my leadership years.
Joseph Neal, MD
K. Schroeder: What changes have you seen in the ASRA
meetings throughout the years?
J. Neal: Those early meetings were smaller and focused more
on workshop-based teaching. More recently, the meetings have
become increasingly evidence based. Instead of focusing on the
technical aspects of blocks, we now appropriately discuss why we
do things, why we shouldn't do things, what the expected outcome
is, and potential complications. Practice management and advocacy
have increased their presence, thanks largely to the leadership
of Drs De Leon, Buvanendran, and Provenzano. Perhaps the most
significant change was splitting into the fall chronic pain and the
spring regional anesthesia/acute pain medicine meetings. This was
a natural evolution as the subspecialties matured.
Excellent mentors are open to new ideas and new faces-they
recognize and foster potential talent. Good mentors-and I hope I
have at least some of these qualities-realize how important the
next generation is to the future of the specialty and unselfishly
help to train those people. Just as importantly, good mentors know
when it's time to step aside and let the mentee take on more
responsibility.
K. Schroeder: How has the mentorship process evolved within
ASRA?
J. Neal: Evolving is the right descriptor. ASRA has always been
a very welcoming community. People meet each other, bounce
ideas off each other, and then collaborate on projects together-
sometimes as mentor, sometimes as colleague. Recently, under
Drs De Leon and Sites' leadership, ASRA has begun to formalize
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