THE GAS PIPELINE ANESTHESIA QUARTERLY GAZETTE Department of Anesthesia, Stanford, CA 94305 Patricia I. Rohrs, Editor March 2011 FROM THE CHAIRMAN At the Saturday dinner, we had video interviews BY RON PEARL, MD, PHD of each of the five prior Chairs discussing their RICHARD K. AND ERICKA N. RICHARDS PROFESSOR personal experiences leading the department. CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA
[email protected] Although I did not have a video, I did provide comments on my own experience. During my first two decades as a faculty member at Stanford, I focused on clinical care, teaching, and laboratory and clinical research. Becoming a chair was never one of my aspirations. However, during the search for a new Chair, I met with the external candidates and was concerned that they did not appreciate what made our department so special. My decision to be a candidate was based on my view that the department’s future would involve building on, rather than discarding, those special attributes. ____________________________________ From the Chairman 1 It was my great pleasure to be the official host for From the Deputy Chief 3 th last October’s two-day 50 golden anniversary NIH Transformative RO1 Award 5 celebration of the Department of Anesthesia’s Center for Immersive and Simulation-based founding in 1960. You will read the article 50th Learning 6 Anniversary: A Celebration of Gratitude, Pride, and NIH Training Grant 7 Optimism elsewhere in this newsletter, but I want From the Residency Director 8 to share with you my impressions and some of Celebrations 9 the remarks I made in my role as host of this Graduation 9 special occasion.