Useful Links
- Applying to Stanford Anesthesia Residency Program
- Informational Residency Videos
- Resident Life at Stanford
- Residency Research: The Stanford Farm Program
- Clinical Rotations
- Didactic Education
- Simulation at Stanford Anesthesia
- Salary and Benefits
- Resident Internships
- Combined Medicine/Anesthesia Residency Program
Handouts
Click the link below to download a presentation about the Anesthesiology Residency.
Click the link below to download the Combined Pediatrics/Anesthesiology Residency information sheet.
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
At Stanford, the goal of the anesthesia residency is to provide you with the environment and resources to help fulfill your highest professional potential as an anesthesiologist. In contrast to when I was applying to residencies in 1988, the Internet and this website now provides instant and updated information about the residency education program. Here you will find plenty of information about our world-class teaching faculty, with their specialized expertise in a variety of clinical and research areas. Also, please look around the website to see our facilities and curriculum.
The core tenets of anesthesia education at Stanford are:
- 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.
Other highlights of the training include:
- Mock oral exams
- Simulator training in adult, pediatrics, and obstetric anesthesia
- Winter Retreat for all residents
- CA1 Orientation Program with preceptorship and an August retreat
- Global Health Trips
Other features of the residency structure include:
- A dedicated regional anesthesia team at Stanford such that the resident and attending are not assigned to specific cases but are available to perform many more peripheral nerve blocks
- Town Hall meetings for residents to bring questions, comments, and concerns about the residency program
- The Stanford Anesthesia Resident Research Career Development Award for those who have interests and training to engage in a research career
- Online resources for anesthesia residents
- Online resources for anesthesia education
Finally, I 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 Department of Anesthesia at Stanford has begun a Teaching Scholars Program to further train and empower faculty to improve residency education.
Stanford Anesthesia aims to train excellent clinicians, future leaders in the specialty, and clinician-scientists in patient care or basic science research. Please consider joining the Stanford community in beautiful Northern California.