Page 3 - 2021 Resident Fact Sheet FINAL rev_Neat

ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENCY

Didactic Program

For over twenty years, our program has customized the educational programs for our residents to fit the needs for each
year of training. For example, our lecture series is specific for the year of training. With the “splitting” of Part I of the American
Board of Anesthesiologists Certification Examination into Basic and Advanced sections starting with the physicians who
matched into anesthesiology residencies in 2013, our educational program is ideally situated to assist our

residents in achieving successful passage of this new milestone. The following schedule demonstrates the
expected educational opportunities:
Monday (0600 - 0645)
 CA-1 Lecture Series Based Upon ABA Basic Content Outline (June – September)
 CA-2 Lecture Series Based Upon ABA Advanced Content Outline (July – September)
 CA-1–CA-3 Lecture Series Based Upon ABA Basic and Advanced Content (October through April)
Tuesday (0600 – O645)
 Mock Oral Examinations (three times per month)
 Problem-Based Learning Discussions (one time per month)

Wednesday (0615 – 0645)
 Resident Wellness Break

Thursday (0600 – 0645)
 CA-1 Introductory Reading Program (June – September)
 CA-2 Lecture Series Based upon ABA Advanced Content Outline (July – September)
 CA-1–CA-3 Lecture Series Based upon ABA Basic and Advanced Content (October through April)
 Morning Report - Case discussion to develop the oral presentation skills needed for the oral portion of the Applied ABA
Certification Examination
Friday (0630 – 0730)
 Grand Rounds
 Case Conference
 Morbidity and Mortality Conference
 Root Cause Analysis
*Independent study days and designated protected time around exams are also incorporated into the didactic schedule
throughout the year.

Clinical Base Year SRNA-Resident Interactions

The Anesthesiology residency training An area of concern of resident applicants has been the
program is a 4 year, categorical program,
beginning with a Clinical Base Year. possibility of competition for cases between our
residents and the student nurse anesthetists who train at
The Clinical Base Year emphasizes direct the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
patient care responsibility and development
of basic clinical skills necessary for success Assignment of cases is simple at our institution.
for virtually any clinical pathway. Residents are assigned first, then SRNAS second and the
remainder of cases assigned to CRNAS. Residents are
in the the primary providers for @ 25% of our cases. As a

following specialties: result, resident assignments are based upon the best
*Internal Medicine educational experience and not service requirements
*Medicine Critical Care which are provided by nurse anesthetists.
*Pulmonary Medicine Camaraderie in the department between the
*Cardiology residents, faculty, student nurse anesthetists and
*Surgery
*Surgical Critical Care certified nurse anesthetists is superb and makes for an
*Emergency Medicine excellent working environment.
*Anesthesiology
*Neonatal Critical Care
2