Clinical Education
CA-1 YearDuring the CA-1 year, emphasis is placed on
airway management, monitoring, life support and the basics
of anesthesiology. Under faculty guidance, residents are
given progressive responsibility for the selection of
anesthetic agents and techniques, as well as for the total
anesthetic management of complex operative procedures.
CA-2 YearIn addition to training received in their first
year of residency, CA-2 residents are afforded an
appreciation for the expanding role of the
anesthesiologists outside of the operating room; e.g.,
rotations in our active pain service. Here, management of
patients with acute and chronic pain enriches the resident
training experience. Subspecialty rotations include
orthopedic, pediatric, neurosurgical, cardiothoracic and
ambulatory anesthesia. Requirements for training in
Intensive Care are satisfied in this year. Throughout
residency training, regional anesthesia and fiberoptic
intubation techniques are utilized whenever appropriate.
While a large portion of training is done at SUNY Upstate
Medical University Hospital, rotations at the adjacent
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Crouse Hospital (a
private local hospital), and Boston's Brigham and Women's
Hospital provide
opportunities for a complete learning experience.
CA-3 Year Our senior residents are assigned the most
complex anesthetic procedures or critically ill patients.
Responsibility for clinical management increasingly will be
shifted to the individual resident according to his
abilities. Our emphasis is on advanced clinical anesthesia.
Fellowship training in Pain Management and Critical
Care Medicine
is available to qualified residents after the CA-3 year.
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