Faculty members provide operating room teaching. We provide one of the most extensive didactic programs found anywhere in the United States. Our 24-month repeating lecture series covers basic science and clinical anesthesia. Case Conference, Grand Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and Journal Club complement the lecture series. In these sessions, senior residents discuss a complex case in a problem-oriented format with two faculty mentors.
Patient care is the arena in which the clinical skills of the resident develop.
Faculty members provide operating room teaching and supervision to guide the resident's development of the clinical skills and knowledge required to be a perioperative physician. For the second two weeks, the resident is assigned to a second faculty mentor. Residents care for a wide variety of patients with complex medical problems. They are taught to use clinical assessment skills and knowledge to formulate an optimal perioperative care plan. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston .