Society for Airway Management

Member Benefits & Information

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What does SAM have to offer to its new members?

Our member benefits are ever-evolving.  Here are just a sample of what SAM has to offer.

  • We provide SAM member opportunities to participate in the latest information concerning airway management through our on-line forum (DocMatter).

  • SAM has a range of airway research projects in our Special Projects

  • We welcome practitioners and trainees from multiple backgrounds, including Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Nursing.

  • As an international, multi-disciplinary airway management society we have many SAM Chapters from multiple countries outside the USA

  • SAM members get reduced IARS membership rates as an affiliated society

  • Fellows/residents can publish interesting cases in our on-line forum (DocMatter).

  • We have an annual scientific meeting with lectures, small group activities and workshops. New SAM members are encouraged to contribute to the meeting with poster presentations.

  • In 2023, we initiated a USA Airway Lead network involving SAM members

  • As a friendly society, there are social events and yearly opportunities to meet like-minded airway management enthusiasts and airway experts from around the world.

  • SAM is linked to other airway management societies internationally and we are a major contributor to the World Airway Management Meeting (WAMM) which is being planned at the moment.

Membership Fees:

  • CRNA/PA/AA/PT – $75.00
  • Individual/Industry representative – $75.00
  • Medical Student – $25.00
  • Paramedic/EMT/Nurse/Respiratory Therapist – $50.00
  • Physician Member – $100.00
    (Low income countries $50.00) – See List
  • Resident/Fellow – $25.00
  • Retired Physician – $75.00