Our residency program in anesthesiology is designed to assist each resident in the acquisition of excellence in each of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s core competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Professionalism, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Practice Based Learning and Improvement, and Systems Based Practice. Our goal is to prepare graduates for the demands of practice in a variety of settings, or for advancement into subspecialty fellowship training. As consultants in perioperative medicine our graduates will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to competently negotiate the complexities of patient care in the operating suite, intensive care unit, hospital floor, or out-patient clinic. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the role of anesthesiologist as facilitator in a complex medical care delivery system. Furthermore, the importance of professionalism and skill in communication will pervade the entire training experience of each resident.

The department and the residency program has a clearly defined mission, and goals and objectives, that are designed to nurture efficiency, motivation, intellectual honesty, critical appraisal, accountability, self evaluation and a spirit of inquiry.

In pursuit of this educational mandate we have developed a clinical and didactic curriculum to include a variety a clinical experiences in graduated levels of intricacy as well as a comprehensive and well organized lecture series, complemented by journal clubs, mock oral exams, grand rounds presentations, and morbidity and mortality rounds. The opportunity to develop competency in various technical skills will be incorporated into our simulation experience. High fidelity human patient simulation will focus on critical event training including effective crisis resource management. Upon successful completion of the residency training program, you will be well prepared for American Board of Anesthesiology primary certification. You will know and understand the role of an anesthesiologist as a perioperative consultant. You will possess the set of skills necessary to advocate for patient safety, and you will count yourself among those of us who have the distinct privilege to be entrusted with the care of another.


Paul J. Primeaux, Jr., M.D.
Residency Program Director