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ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENCY
Simulation at The University of Tennessee

Our department is committed to preparing residents for American Board of Anesthesiology
(ABA) certification. We provide numerous educational experiences in the simulation center,
both in preparation for the ABA applied Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) exam and
for clinical education. The OSCE began March 2018, and all residents completing
residency from October 2016 forward will be required to complete this exam in addition to
the Structured Oral Exam as the final stage of ABA board certification.
Our current simulation experiences include:
• Peripheral IV insertion • Anesthesia Monitors and
• Sterile Procedure and Central Venous Catheter Insertion Induction Sequence
• Airway simulation with all available airway devices • Difficult Intubation
• Cricothyroidotomy simulation on pig cadavers • Total Spinal
• Epidural and Spinal anesthetic placement • Aspiration
• Multidisciplinary Obstetric Emergency Scenarios • Laryngospasm
• Surface Ultrasound including: EFAST exam • Amniotic Fluid Embolism
(Ultrasound exam of pericardial, pleural, hepatorenal, • Medication Errors
and rectovesicular spaces). • Malignant Hyperthermia
• Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Case Simulation
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Anesthesia Olympics

In addition to these simulation experiences, The University of Tennessee Department of Anesthesiology
participates in the Anesthesia Olympics. Anesthesia Olympics is a simulation experience focused on skills
specific to anesthesia. Anesthesia Olympics evaluates residents as they move through a series of six
work stations where they are asked to demonstrate a skill that is appropriate for their expected level of
training. Each station has a simulator patient or a human patient played by an actor, and a faculty
mentor who evaluates performance using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to determine
strengths as well as areas that need to be further developed.
Six stations including:
1) IV access/ intubation
2) arterial line placement ABA APPLIED Exam Simulation
3 Hand off report to PACU
4) Preoperative interview in
5) Machine Check APPLIED Exam Simulation. CA3s participate in OSCE and SOE exams that simulate the
6) High fidelity simulation of Intra operative Hypoxemia actual day of the APPLIED exam.
This includes a seven-station circuit that evaluates their proficiency in seven of the nine
skills listed in the OSCE Content Outline, followed by two SOE encounters as one would
experience on exam day. The residents participate in this exercise on a second day as
well, reversing the order. This simulation experience helps prepare residents for what to
expect on exam day as well as practice their skills in both areas tested – OSCE skills
and oral examinations.
Anesthesia Hub

"Anesthesia Hub", a mobile app that brings numerous resources like schedules, important numbers, clinical protocols and much more
together into a single, secure place right at your fingertips.

Look up vacation,
Select 'Contacts'
to find call and conference
information for schedules from
everyone in the anywhere by tapping
Anesthesia
department. Schedules

Find important
Tap on 'Facility Our Landing Page information such as
Resources' to find The Hub is all you need! rotation goals and
useful numbers in the objectives under
hospital. 'Residency Resources'
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