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Does anyone have any insight into the U of M anesthesia department? How stable is it? Is it a good place to work? Are the people happy...etc. Thanks
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New chair from a nonacademic place starting there this fall.
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Moen Panni is the new director, coming from UF Jacksonville, a CRNA training center. He is very pro CRNA. Even asked me to teach SRNA's how to do regional anesthesia when I interviewed there a couple of years ago
The last quote was about an interview in UF. Dr. Panni has not been at UMC for two years yet. I did a rotation at UMC, so I can help with your question. Dr. Panni seems like a nice guy, although very busy. The residents get along well with each other. There is a good amount of laughter 
and they work together well. The intern year is a rotation in many different specialties and is very well received. The average work week is around 55 hours. Days often start at 6:30 and end at 3 to 5:00. The med school class of 2013 interested in anesthesia is large at UMC. 3/13 matched as PGY-1. The fellowship in pain management is at the medical mall, two pain fellows/year. Parking is great for residents/attendings. Cafeteria is newly renovated and very nice. Good luck. 
and they work together well. The intern year is a rotation in many different specialties and is very well received. The average work week is around 55 hours. Days often start at 6:30 and end at 3 to 5:00. The med school class of 2013 interested in anesthesia is large at UMC. 3/13 matched as PGY-1. The fellowship in pain management is at the medical mall, two pain fellows/year. Parking is great for residents/attendings. Cafeteria is newly renovated and very nice. Good luck.
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The med center is huge and serves as the primary referral hospital for a humongous area. They definitely get their fair share of ASA 3s and 4s and you'll get great trainig. The PD was very friendly and I definitely felt a great 'Southern Hospitality' vibe to the program. You're out of the ORs at 3 everyday so if you're not studying you can't blame anyone else.
I see two main downsides - #1 is research, if you're interested. It looks like Panni is really trying to turn that around, I think it might be one of the reasons he was brought in. I heard he did some good clinical stuff in Florida with Suggamadex, and he's hiring his wife, who has a very strong research background, as director of research for the department. That said, I persnoally don't think research is a big deal during residency, for me residency should e all about becoming clinically proficient and independent. Mississippi will provide enough infrastructure to teach you how to do it if you're interested. You can always research later.
#2 location is not ideal, at least in my books. If you're cool with a quieter city though, Jackson might be right up your alley.
Also, be aware that a lot of Mississippi MS IVs want to do gas this year, so there may not be as many positions available as it seems.
I see two main downsides - #1 is research, if you're interested. It looks like Panni is really trying to turn that around, I think it might be one of the reasons he was brought in. I heard he did some good clinical stuff in Florida with Suggamadex, and he's hiring his wife, who has a very strong research background, as director of research for the department. That said, I persnoally don't think research is a big deal during residency, for me residency should e all about becoming clinically proficient and independent. Mississippi will provide enough infrastructure to teach you how to do it if you're interested. You can always research later.
#2 location is not ideal, at least in my books. If you're cool with a quieter city though, Jackson might be right up your alley.
Also, be aware that a lot of Mississippi MS IVs want to do gas this year, so there may not be as many positions available as it seems.
