Program Details / Curriculum
Curriculum
During our inaugural year, core curriculum conferences are scheduled throughout the week.
Each resident class is relieved from their clinical duties once a week to attend core curriculum conferences. The topic of their conference is taken from the ABA content outline and may follow one of several formats. For example, problem-based learning discussions are small-group case-based, problem-oriented, resident-centered discussions in an informal, collegial, and supportive learning environment that lends itself to the interchange of ideas. The case scenarios are distributed in advance of the session, allowing the resident to embark on an individual study program to identify and solve the problems posed in the case before the group discussion. These sessions are moderated/facilitated by faculty members. Curriculum lectures are formal presentations by a faculty member on basic and major topics in our field and may take on a flipped classroom format so that the conference becomes an interactive session to discuss the scenarios or participate in simulation exercises related to the topic. The objective of the academic afternoons is to completely cover the entire curriculum over a three-year cycle.
Fundamental Clinical Skills (FCS) Year 1
All rotations are immersive and require full integration into rotation type and specialty.
The Fundamental Clinical Skills (FCS) Year curriculum follows a 13 four-week block rotation. FCS year block rotations are as follows:
- Internal Medicine (3 months)
- Cardiology (1 month)
- Nephrology (1 month)
- General Surgery (4 months, including Pediatrics)
- Neurology (1 month)
- Critical Care Medicine (1 Month)
- Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (1 month)
- Academic Anesthesia / Anesthesia Boot Camp (1 Month)
Clinical Base Years (CBY 1-3)
Didactics
Introduction to Anesthesia (First month of CBY-1 year)
Grand Rounds (Once per month)
Lectures (Twice per week; Monday and Wednesdays)
Journal Club (Once per month)
Medically Challenging Case Conferences (Once per month)
Morning Report (Daily)
Check-ins with Faculty Advisor(s) (Twice per Month; biweekly)
Simulation / OSCEs (Bi-annually)
Curriculum
During our inaugural year, core curriculum conferences are scheduled throughout the week. (Monday-Friday only)
Each resident class is relieved from their clinical duties once a week to attend core curriculum conferences. The topic of their conference is taken from the ABA content outline and may follow one of several formats. For example, problem-based learning discussions are small-group case-based, problem-oriented, resident-centered discussions in an informal, collegial, and supportive learning environment that lends itself to the interchange of ideas. The case scenarios are distributed in advance of the session, allowing the resident to embark on an individual study program to identify and solve the problems posed in the case before the group discussion. These sessions are moderated/facilitated by faculty members. Curriculum lectures are formal presentations by a faculty member on basic and major topics in our field and may take on a flipped classroom format so that the conference becomes an interactive session to discuss the scenarios or participate in simulation exercises related to the topic. The objective of the academic afternoons is to completely cover the entire curriculum over a three-year cycle.
**Please note the exact breakdown of the fundamental clinical skills based on PGY level and background**
Clinical Base Years (CBY 1-3)
Didactics
Introduction to Anesthesia (First month of CA-1 year)
Grand Rounds (Once per month)
Lectures (Twice per week; Monday and Wednesdays)
Journal Club (Once per month)
Medically Challenging Case Conferences (Once per month)
Morning Report (Daily)
Check-ins with Faculty Advisor(s) (Twice per Month; biweekly)
Simulation / OSCEs (Bi-annually)