| Having completed one clinical base
year, (preferably in internal medicine with particular emphasis
in cardiology, pulmonology and critical care), the successful
UB applicant embarks upon the first months of the CA-1 anesthesiology
year. It is spent in a one-on-one relationship with a faculty
member, learning the essentials of safe anesthesia. This tutorial
training is complemented by an intensive didactic series,
which covers the basics of anesthesia at an introductory level.
For the balance of the first six months,
the resident progresses through increasing levels of challenge
in patient care, gaining expertise in the fundamentals of
preoperative medical evaluation, intraoperative management
and postanesthetic care.
The next 24 months are designed on a
continuum. The resident is exposed to more complex cases,
as well as specialty areas of anesthesiology. During this
period, the resident completes rotations outside of the operating
room, providing an opportunity to function as a consultant
for pain management and critical care.
In the final six months of the CA-3 residency
training year, residents may select two rotations, each of
three months duration. Enhancement of an intended specialty,
or of selected anesthestic skills, is the strategy of this
final rotation. A period of six months may also be utilized
in research with one of the faculty members to well –qualified
residents. As a final adjunct to the resident’s education,
each physician is given one week per year to attend a regional
or national conference in anesthesiology. Expenses are reimbursed
in the CA-11 and CA-111 years up to $750. All residents have
a $500 book/PDA educational allowance provided annually.
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