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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How many hours do residents work each week?
  • How often are residents on call?
  • How much time do residents get for vacation? for meetings?
  • How many cases will residents have done by the time they graduate?
  • What are the fringe benefits?
  • Where do the residents come from?
  • What sort of anesthetics does the department provide in a typical year?
Hours Worked Per Week
  • Average 68 hours including call
  • Residents are non-clinical on the day following in-house call

Call Schedule

Year

Average Frequency

CBY 

Every fourth night (varies depending on specific rotation)

CA-1

Every fifth night

CA-2

Every fifth night

CA-3

Every fifth night

Vacation and Meeting Times
Effective July 1, 2007

Year

Vacation

Meeting

Salary

CBY 

3 weeks

 

$44,720

CA-1

3 weeks

up to 5 days

$46,280

CA-2 

3 weeks

up to 5 days

$47,320

CA-3

3 weeks

up to 5 days

$48,360

Clinical Experience

Each resident can expect to do more than 1,500 cases during their three years of Anesthesiology training.

Total Cases

28,010

       General Anesthetic

22,891

       Regional Anesthetic

3,741

       MAC Anesthetic

1,378

 

Pediatric Surgeries

7,736

Anesthesia-assisted, non-surgical deliveries

1,744

Anesthesia-assisted C-sections

982

Cardio-Thoracic Surgeries

1,932

Neurosurgeries

 781

Total Organ Transplants:

165

       Kidney

72

       Lung

12

       Heart

14

       Liver

67

Outpatient Surgeries

14,092

 

 

Total Pain Clinic Visits

6,125

Total Pain Clinic Procedures

2,042

Total Acute Pain Cases

389

Total Acute Pain Rounds

1,189

Acute Pain Consultations

590

Acute Pain Procedures (outside OR)

109


Resident Benefits

  • Staff member assigned to provide administrative and secretarial support to all residents
  • Malpractice Insurance, Life Insurance, Health (BCBS) Insurance, Optional Dental
  • Educational development funds
  • Professional Society memberships: ASA, NCSA, IARS, and SCCM 
  • ACLS certification, and PALS certification
  • Library with books, journals, computers, copy machine all for resident use 24/7
  • Computer and internet access available throughout the Anesthesiology Department and at every OR workstation 24/7
  • Free On-Call meal charge cards which can be used at all hospital food services and coffee shops
  • Access to fridge, freezer and microwaves, and free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, etc., at all times in department lounge
  • Notary Services
  • Access to departmental alumni database
  • Weight room/gym located in hospital
  • Lab Coats, Scrubs, Laundry Service, and Locker
  • Board Review Courses

Resident Origins

Our current residents come from the following medical schools:

Baylor College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Creighton University 
Duke University Medical School
East Carolina University

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Louisiana State University

Medical College of Georgia
Medical University of Ohio

Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University Of The Americas

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

St. George's University

State University of New York

Technische Universitat Munchen 

 

Temple University School of Medicine
Texas A & M Health Science Center
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado

University of Florida 

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 
University of Missouri, Columbia

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Tennessee at Memphis

University of Texas, San Antonio

University of Texas, Houston

University of Toledo

Wright State University