It shall be the purpose of this Society to associate and affiliate into one organization all the reputable physicians in the State of Missouri who are engaged in the practice of, or are otherwise interested in the specialty of anesthesiology; to encourage specialization in this field and in other ways to make available to more people the benefits to be derived from the services of qualified anesthesiologists; to raise the standards of the specialty by fostering and encouraging research and scientific progress in anesthesiology; to disseminate information in regard to anesthesiology; to protect the public against irresponsible and unqualified practitioners of anesthesiology; to edit and publish publications in the field of anesthesiology and related fields; to safeguard the interest of its members; and in all ways to develop and further the specialty of anesthesiology for the general elevation of the standards of medical practice.