Recorded at ASA’s recent board meeting in Chicago, Dr. Justin Yuan, outgoing president of the ASA Resident Component, discusses the ins and outs of specialty society involvement with the component’s incoming president, Dr. Eric Reilly, and Natalie Koons, president of the ASA Medical Student Component. The conversation touches on what they get out of the time they contribute; what they hope to achieve; and the advice they’d give to medical students and residents who want to get involved at the national, state, or local level. Recorded August 2022.