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Residency Overview

Residency Overview

Training Tomorrow's Leaders in Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine.

By Alex Macario, M.D., M.B.A., Vice-Chair for Education and Program Director for the Anesthesia Residency

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Check out Dr. Alex Macario's education blog that contains a lot of useful information for residents.

Ask Alex Blog

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Anesthesiology Residency Slides and Information

At Stanford, the anesthesia residency aims to provide you with the environment and resources to help fulfill your highest professional potential as an anesthesiologist. This website provides instant and updated information about the education program, including our world-class teaching faculty, with their specialized expertise in a variety of clinical and research areas, our facilities, and our curriculum. The goal is to produce outstanding clinical anesthesiologists and leaders, who also have additional areas of expertise in areas such as global health, medical education, quality improvement/management/IT, combined training in pediatrics & anesthesia, combined training in internal medicine & anesthesia, extra training in some clinical subspecialty, or research via the FARM program.

The Stanford Anesthesia Department values and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion for its staff, residents, fellows, and faculty. In 2015, we created the Anesthesiology Diversity Council with the mission to recruit, support, retain, and promote diversity within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine. Each division within our department has faculty dedicated to creating scholarship opportunities, fostering inclusion, providing mentorship, and guiding education efforts to be able to address the health needs of a diverse patient population.

Core Tenants of Anesthesia Education

  • Residents are learners
  • Residents learn best in clinical settings that embody the highest standards of medical practice & patient safety
  • Resident well-being is a high priority

Furthermore, residency training here incorporates the 3 domains of modern learning theory:

  • Cognitive (knowledge & intellectual abilities)
  • Affective (attitudes and values)
  • Psychomotor (motor skills)

Each is addressed to ensure that when residents graduate, they are ready to practice independently. In fact, alumni surveys consistently tell us that our graduates are most pleased with how well prepared they are to manage any case they encounter, no matter how complex or challenging.

Training Highlights

  • Mock OSCE
  • Perioperative medicine rotation
  • 15 minute lectures: at 10am, noon & 2pm
  • CA2 class QI projects
  • OR management scheduler rotation
  • Simulator training in adult, pediatrics, and obstetric anesthesia
  • CA1 Orientation Program
  • Global Health Trips
  • Peer Support and Resilience in Medicine [PRIME] Wellness program

Teaching Scholars Program

I also want to tell you about our Teaching Scholars Program for faculty.  Faculty who teach aspire to achieve the same high level of expertise (in education) that is expected of research faculty (in clinical or laboratory investigation).  The Teaching Scholar faculty member works with a Teaching Scholar resident to improve education. A list of scholars and their projects is available here: Stanford teaching scholars. Exceptional clinical care and exceptional scholarship in the department lead to exceptional education!

Virtual Residency Open House Recording

On September 12, 2020, we hosted a virtual town hall for residency applicants nationwide. More than 200 people joined for the fun and informative discussion. A transcript of the questions and answers from the virtual town hall can be found on Ask Alex, Dr. Alex Macario's education blog.

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