programs known for strength in certain subspecialties

[nycanesthgirl]

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hey everyone-
any comments/info on which residency training programs are known to be strongest for various subspecialties within anesthesiology?

ie
pain
cardiac
peds
critical care
regional?

if you're thinking about a particular fellowship, i'm assuming it's wise to go to a program that's strong in that..any comments?

 

[amyl]

pain -- strong at cleveland clinic and MD anderson in texas....there are probably many more but these are the two strongest i know of.
if you are considering a fellowship it is easier in house, from what i have been told. ccf told me that they have 8 pain spots. 7 in house people wanted pain and all got the fellowship. they had 800 applications for that last one spot. at least anecdotally, it seems easier in house.

 

[InductionAgent]

As far as cardiothoracic, Cleveland Clinic also comes to mind. Huge fellowship at a large-volume, highly rated heart hospital. The side of me interested in CT sometimes wishes that I had ranked CCF higher on my match list.

Here's a link to the programs with CT fellowships. ACGME accredidation is obviously a plus.

http://www.scahq.org/sca3/fellowships.shtml

 

[amyl]

i believe they were also adding a regional fellowship at CCF....i am sure it will be strong as well

 

[bubalus]

As far as cardiothoracic, Cleveland Clinic also comes to mind. Huge fellowship at a large-volume, highly rated heart hospital. The side of me interested in CT sometimes wishes that I had ranked CCF higher on my match list.

Here's a link to the programs with CT fellowships. ACGME accredidation is obviously a plus.

http://www.scahq.org/sca3/fellowships.shtml

At this point, I don't think ACGME accreditation is necessarily a plus. There's no CAQ or board certification at this time. If and when that starts, there will be grandfather period. As a fellow, I want to be at a place that places an emphasis on teaching rather than using me as a grunt to crank out large numbers of cases. If all I am is cheap labor, I may as well do t he same thing in private practice for more $$$.

As a resident, I'd rather be at a place without cardiac fellows. Then I do all the cases rather than have a fellow take the more complex cases. A large case load may be great, unless the attendings are too busy to teach.

 

[Mista Suprane]

just a few to add..

cardiac - texas heart (baylor), ccf as mentioned
regional - iowa
peds - hopkins, penn
ccm - hopkins, mgh, pitt
pain - cornell, rush (although i heard the fellows take OR resident call --> is this true venty?)

 

[DrRobert]

Based on residents I know at other programs:

Cardiac: CCF, Michigan

Regional: Iowa, Duke, VM

Peds: WashU, Penn

OB: Northwestern, UAB

Pain: CCF

CCM: UCSF, Pitt

 

[VentdependenT]

just a few to add..

cardiac - texas heart (baylor), ccf as mentioned
regional - iowa
peds - hopkins, penn
ccm - hopkins, mgh, pitt
pain - cornell, rush (although i heard the fellows take OR resident call --> is this true venty?)

It was true. Now the fellows have no in house call. They do get quite skilled with the needle and the fluro. Those masochistic bastards.

 

[VentdependenT]

hey everyone-
any comments/info on which residency training programs are known to be strongest for various subspecialties within anesthesiology?

ie
pain
cardiac
peds
critical care
regional?

if you're thinking about a particular fellowship, i'm assuming it's wise to go to a program that's strong in that..any comments?

It helps.

Remember if you go to a place with a lot of fellows guess who gets to do those cases? You'll meet your numbers, you have too. However you may have a fellow teaching you vs. an attending. All in all, not a big deal I suppose.

 

[New2Midwest]

Go Duke Regional!

 

[Magnus67]

Utah pwns all in regional. Amazing regional rotations, new ortho hospital, and U/S up the wazoo.

 

[Trisomy13]

Utah pwns all in regional. Amazing regional rotations, new ortho hospital, and U/S up the wazoo.

which block is that for?

 

[Magnus67]

which block is that for?

The Wazoo block WILL be the standard of care in 2019 for all digital rectal exams done in the hospital.😀

Have u ever been DRE'd by a size 9 glove.?? Wazoo blocks all around!

 

[Coastie]

The Wazoo block WILL be the standard of care in 2019 for all digital rectal exams done in the hospital.😀

Have u ever been DRE'd by a size 9 glove.?? Wazoo blocks all around!

Remember, there are two routes by which one can give a Wazoo block in 2019:

1) P.H.D.R.E. degree, Doctorate of Digital Rectal Examination

2) DNP with a 24 month residency in invasive digital procedures, with scope of practice and licensing to include digital rectal exams and vaginal exams, but only the bimanual. Certification of the actual speculum exam comes with an additional 12 months of online, web-based fellowship. "Clinical Doctor professionals" with this certification are allowed to place "DRE, VAG" after their DNP in gold letters.

Physicians will be relegated to doing janitorial cleanup of paperwork.

 

[Trisomy13]

Remember, there are two routes by which one can give a Wazoo block in 2019:

1) P.H.D.R.E. degree, Doctorate of Digital Rectal Examination

2) DNP with a 24 month residency in invasive digital procedures, with scope of practice and licensing to include digital rectal exams and vaginal exams, but only the bimanual. Certification of the actual speculum exam comes with an additional 12 months of online, web-based fellowship. "Clinical Doctor professionals" with this certification are allowed to place "DRE, VAG" after their DNP in gold letters.

Physicians will be relegated to doing janitorial cleanup of paperwork.

the burning question is ... will the DNP require fluoro for the Wazoo block?