The Anesthesiology residency program has a long-standing tradition of excellence in preparing graduates for autonomous practice.
Our program offers a three-year advanced tract and a four-year categorical tract which includes a clinical base year (CBY) during the PGY1 year. Details of the clinical training, including rotations, can be found below.
We are proud of the robust and diverse clinical training available at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Not only does this enable residents to have a broad clinical experience, but it also allows them to comfortably complete all case and procedural requirements, as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)’s Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee, by the middle of their CA-2 year. Due to this clinical volume, our residents can uniquely customize their CA-3 year to fit their educational and training interests. This includes scheduling a variety of clinical electives and pursuing dedicated clinical and / or basic science research opportunities. Below is a sample schedule for our residents.
CBY
Med - Med - CVICU - SICU - MICU - Cardio - C/S - Surg - ENT - BB/US - Acute Pain - Anesthesiology
CA1
BA - BA - BA - BA - SDS - PACU - OB - Acute Pain - OORA - SICU - Preop - Subspecialty
CA2
CV - Thoracic - Neuro - Ortho Amb - Vasc - Ch Pain - Peds - CVICU - Regional - OB
CA3
ACT - ACT - ACT - Vasc - Thor - Amb - Electives (Liver, OF Acute Pain, Regional, Ch Pain, ICU, TEE, Peds, Research)
Abbreviations
Med = general internal medicine service ; cardio = inpatient cardiology service, C/S = elective, surg = general surgery service; BB/US = blood bank/ultrasound
BA = main OR anesthesia, SDS = same-day surgery, OORA = out of OR anesthesia
ACT = advanced clinical training main OR anesthesia/variety of advanced/complex cases
Cardio = inpatient cardiology service, C/S = elective, surg = general surgery service; BB/US = blood bank/ultrasound
BA = main OR anesthesia, SDS = same-day surgery, OORA = out of OR anesthesia
ACT = advanced clinical training main OR anesthesia/variety of advanced/complex cases
Anesthesiology residents across all training years are assigned to the on-call schedule. Residents on call are provided with access to vending, lounge, computer and study facilities. Further, call meals are provided to all residents at no charge. Each resident class has their own individual call room, which includes a television, bathroom, and computer, as well as 24-hour access to linens and towels. Below is more information regarding resident call shifts.
- CA-1, CA-2, CA-3 main OR call details
- 16 hour call with the post-call day off on Monday through Friday
- 24 hour call on Saturday and Sunday (can be split with another resident)
- Call during core OR rotations averages 2-4/month
- Meals on call: residents are provided catered dinners from outside vendors 7 nights a week at no charge
- Subspecialty call details
- OB: 1 week of nights (Sunday to Thursday from 6pm-7am) while on rotation, OB call intermittently throughout CA1-3 year after completing first month of OB
- SICU: Night float system
- Pediatrics: 1 week/month of home "index" call where resident may be called in only for high-impact education cases such as transplant, neonates, trauma, etc.
- Pain: Inpatient rounding for one week out of the rotation month
- Regional: 2-3 OR calls during the rotation
- Orthopedic ambulatory anesthesia; emphasis on regional anesthesia
- Chronic pain
The Ohio State Eye and Ear Institute
No Pain Labor
Outreach program in China to promote safe labor and decrease the rate of cesarean delivery.
Project EAR
Humanitarian effort to help the poor and underserved in the Dominican Republic who suffer from hearing loss and ear disease. During this week-long trip, our residents provide anesthesia to facilitate procedures performed by our ENT colleagues.
Our department offers ACGME-accredited fellowships in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, critical care medicine, obstetric anesthesiology, pain medicine, and acute pain and regional anesthesia. The department also offers fellowships in neuroanesthesiology and ambulatory anesthesiology/business and leadership. As such, our residents have faculty readily available to mentor them in all subspecialty fields.
As a large institution with a complex patient population, our fellows take on different roles from residents and do not compete with residents for participation in patient care.
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