A wide spectrum of experience and knowledge is gained in caring for a diverse pediatric population that ranges from healthy ambulatory cases to the critically ill transplant recipients. With a 34-bed neonatal intensive care unit, numerous surgical procedures are done each year on premature infants. Residents receive an additional two months of pediatric training at Children's Memorial Hospital. Critical Care Medicine Critical care medicine exposure at UNMC is comprised of rotations in both the adult and neonatal intensive care units. The anesthesiology residents gain extensive experience in the primary care of critically ill patients, under the guidance of Dr. Thomas Poulton, an anesthesiologist, board certified in critical care.
Residents benefit from daily teaching rounds and conferences held two to four times a week.
The department of anesthesia at UNMC is a regional referral center for malignant hyperthemia. Hotline Consultant who volunteers four weeks a year to staff the nationwide 24-hour hotline.