Details of the clinical anesthesia training in the Anesthesiology Residency for post-graduate years (PGY) 2, 3, and 4.
CA-1 (PGY-2)
- 4 to 6 months general Operating Room (OR) experience
- 1-month Adult Critical Care Medicine
- 1-month Airway
- 1-month Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
- 1-month Obstetrical
- 1/2-month Perioperative Medicine
- 1/2-month Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- 1/2-month Echo
- 1/2-month Acute Pain Service
- ACLS certification course
- Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM-1) simulation course
CA-2 (PGY-3)
- 1-month block rotations in the following anesthesia subspecialties:
- Adult Critical Care Medicine
- Ambulatory
- Cardiothoracic
- Obstetrical
- Neuro
- Pain Management
- Pediatric
- Regional
- Vascular
- 2 months of general OR experience
- 1/2-month Echo
- 1/2-month Perioperative Medicine
- Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM-2) simulation course
CA-3 (PGY-4)
- Opportunities to pursue the Advanced Clinical Track (ACT), Clinical Scientist Track (CST), or the Leadership Preventive Medicine (LPM) Track are available
- Mandatory rotations in Pediatric Anesthesia, Neuroanesthesia, Transition to Practice, Ambu, 2 general OR .5 Echo, .5 NORA, and .5 APS account for 7.5 months experience
- 4.5 months for elective rotations in subspecialty areas of anesthetic practice and/or research
- Echo: We are moving towards an educational structure that will hopefully allow all residents to achieve basic certification in TEE
- Offsite OB and Pediatric Anesthesia electives are offered
- ACLS re-certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation certification
- Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM-3) simulation course