FAER: Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
FAER stands for Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, an organization created by the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 1986 to fund young anesthesiology investigators and support the development of academic careers in anesthesiology 1, 2.
Purpose and Function
FAER provides grant support to fellows and junior faculty members to stimulate their academic careers in anesthesiology research 1.
The foundation offers multiple programs including the Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF), an 8-week program pairing medical students with anesthesiologists performing anesthesia-related research 3.
The Resident Scholar Program (RSP) supports academically promising anesthesiology residents by enabling them to attend mentoring seminars at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting 4.
Impact on Academic Anesthesiology
Since 1987, FAER has awarded 430 grants to 397 individuals, with 79.1% of recipients maintaining full-time academic appointments 1.
Recipients have demonstrated substantial scholarly productivity with 19,647 published papers, 548,563 citations, and 391 NIH grants totaling $448.44 million 1.
40.3% of FAER grant recipients subsequently acquired NIH funding, demonstrating the foundation's role as a stepping stone to independent research careers 1.
Among MSARF participants from 2005-2012, 58% matched into anesthesiology residency programs, significantly higher than would be expected by chance 3.
45% of Resident Scholar Program participants currently work in academic institutions, substantially exceeding the national average of 18% for anesthesiologists in academia 4.