This year will be the starting point to integrate basic clinical medicine into basic and fundamental aspects of the anesthesia in the operating room. The curriculum includes, but not limited to, pre/intra/post operative assessments, analgesia, neuraxial anesthesia, mechanical ventilation and pulmonary physiology, differential diagnoses/managements in cardiac arrest, neuroanesthesia, ultrasound guided arterial/central line placements, and ambulatory anesthesia. Importantly, residents will continue to be involved in routine on-call shifts, weekly didactic lectures, Journal Club discussions, and annual simulation training sessions. Ultimately, residents would be proficient in passing the Basic Board Exam established by the ABA. By the end of this academic year, residents shall be progressively independent with one-on-one supervision from attendings.

By the starting time of this academic year, residents should have completed at least one research case report and one quality improvement project. Multi-subspecialties in anesthesiology training will be initiated from this academic year and onto the CA-3/PGY-4 in affiliated institutions as the following illustrations. These ‘away’ rotations will provide residents with the best volume of diverse cases to be proactive and proficient in the diagnoses and managements of surgical critical care, pediatric, cardiothoracic, obstetric, and acute vs chronic pain management. When rotating at the Larkin, home-based OR, residents will continue to be involved in routine on-call shifts, weekly didactic lectures, Transesophageal/transthoracic echocardiography (TEE/TTE) practice, the Advanced Board exam preparation, and Journal Club discussions.

Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida (2 months)-Surgical ICU

Nicklaus Miami Children’s Hospital (4 months)-Pediatric Anesthesia

Delray Medical Center (2 months)-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown(2 months)-Obstetric Anesthesia

The multi-subspecialties training in ‘away’ rotations should be concluded sometime in this academic year. Residents shall be in collaboration with the program director to design plans throughout this year; for instance, to perform complex anesthetic procedures of the most critically ill patients with multiple system’s diseases. During the remaining time, CA3 residents are to practice supervision over interns and CA1/CA2 residents, to design advanced research case studies and quality improvement projects, to prepare for the Advanced Board exam, and to simulate mock Oral/Applied board exams with the program staff.