Lectures and Seminars 1. A seminar series during the first year, the basic sciences of physiology and pharmacology as they apply to anesthesia care. Separate seminars continue for 2 nd and 3 rd year residents, building on the foundations established in the first year. A Grand Rounds conference, during which complications and unusual clinical problems are discussed. All conferences are directed primarily to the resident staff and attended by residents, fellows, and faculty as well as practitioners from the community.
Residents are welcome to attend.
The university library is available to all residents. The department also has its own conference room, video equipment, and library, and sponsors informal staff conferences and lectures by distinguished visitors. Additionally, residents are encouraged to attend special lectures sponsored by other departments in the medical center. A departmental committee is charged with the responsibility of evaluating results of resident examinations, collecting faculty evaluations of residents' clinical competence, and providing appropriate feedback to individual residents. This committee also prepares required progress reports for the American Board of Anesthesiology at the completion of each six-month period of training.