title: White Knight: ASRA, ASA, and the formation of the ABA.
abstract: The original American Society of Regional Anesthesia (1924-1940) was instrumental in the formation of the American Board of Anesthesiology, whereupon competence in anesthesiology was placed on the same footing as every other specialty practice in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. bacon.douglas@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bacon
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D002568:Certification / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States