Experience is gained in the fundamental aspects of anesthesia with faculty acting as mentors during this initial clinical experience. These assignments include rotations in General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Urology. The Anesthesia scheduling office attempts to create a graded learning experience that is progressively more challenging for the resident.
Subspecialty rotations begin after six months of basic training.
Each resident will anesthetize approximately 500 patients yearly. About ten percent under the age of 12 during their CA-1 year. Patients requiring more complex anesthesia comprise an increasing proportion of the resident's clinical case load. In addition, residents rotate through the Pain Clinic. Residents in the Advanced Clinical Track are required to complete a minimum of six months of experience in advanced and complex clinical anesthesia.