Usually it's somewhere between these two extremes. While some of the faculty trained at UIC and at Michael Reese, the rest trained at other programs. This gives the resident the advantage of being exposed to many different viewpoints. Our typical attending physician has a wealth of clinical experience and an intellectual commitment to the advancement of anesthesiology, which includes being open to new ideas and techniques. Most of our faculty have spent major portions of their professional lives here.
Morale is high and turnover minimal.
Many of our attendings are board certified in second and third specialties such as internal medicine, pediatrics, and critical care. As a group, our residents do exceedingly well on the written board exam. Our most recent CA-3 residents all passed part one of the anesthesiology boards. If a resident is having a problem, we are quick to spot the difficulty and implement plans to get him or her back on track. A Ah- the true test.