Residents begin anesthesiology training at the start of their second year.
The UCI College of Medicine has established agreements which enable anesthesiology residents to conduct their first year of training with either the Department of Surgery or the Department of Medicine should this be their desire. During their three years of clinical anesthesia training, residents at UCI are exposed to a curriculum that increases in difficulty and is designed to progressively challenge their intellectual and technical skills. The program includes training in basic, subspecialty and advanced anesthesia, with optional involvement in research. To ensure a well-balanced program of resident training, the Department of Anesthesiology has recruited academic faculty with highly diversified educational backgrounds, training and expertise in the various subspecialties of anesthesiology. Residents meet monthly with their assigned faculty advisor for a progress review.