Clinical Anesthesia Training
CA-1/CA-2
MCG rotations include introductory lectures and beginning clinical
anesthesia. Toward the end of the CA-1 and beginning of the CA-2 years,
experience in the subspecialties is introduced. By the end of the CA-2 year the
resident will be experienced in all the subspecialties.
Critical Care experience is included in these years with rotations in the
Surgical Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Both units are
under the direction of Anesthesiologists.
CA-3
The CA-3 resident is expected to participate in the educational and
scholarly activities of the program and begins to assume responsibilities for
planning anesthesia care and for teaching and supervising other residents and
students when appropriate.
Requirements: Clinical rotations in the CA-3 year must follow the successful
completion of the Clinical Base, CA-1 and the CA-2 years.
Options:
1 - Advanced Clinical Track
Minimum of 6 months in advanced clinical anesthesia 6 months in 1-3 selected
subspecialties areas or additional complex anesthesia assignments
2- Subspecialty Clinical Track 9-12 months in one subspecialty rotation along
with up to 3 month of advanced clinical anesthesia
3- Clinical Scientist Track
6 months of clinical and or laboratory investigative research and 6 months of
advanced clinical or subspecialty rotations
Election of options for the CA-3 year will be in consultation with the chairman
and course director or his designee. In cases of duplicate requests, assignments
will be decided by the Education Committee. Post graduate teaching is limited to
the residency program, but residents from other services may affiliate by
appointment. Teaching of second, third, and fourth year students is integrated
with the Medical College curriculum and is conducted by the Anesthesiology
faculty. Residents are expected to participate in medical student education.