To ensure comprehensive coverage of academic anesthesia,
the educational focus of the Department is on key
concepts as identified by the ABA. Toward this end,
learning opportunities are abundant in formal and
informal settings; one-on-one tutoring sessions in
operating rooms, formal lectures, clinical conferences,
research conferences, journal clubs, mock oral board
examinations and review of questions and answers from
prior written board examinations.
On Wednesday mornings during the summer months, second
year residents present their own lecture series under
faculty guidance. They select clinically oriented topics
(from the keyword list provided by the ABA/ASA
In-Training Examination) and prepare a scholarly
presentation for the entire Department. Each resident
develops expertise in a specific area of the specialty.
Following these lectures in the summer or the formal
Lecture Series during the academic year, residents
participate in a Case Conference, often focusing on the
clinical implications of information presented during
the preceding didactic session. Third year residents
often use these conferences to hone their skills as
presenters and moderators.
In the Lecture Series, Wednesday mornings from September
through June, the anesthesia core curriculum is presented
in a block format. Major areas in the basic sciences
underlying anesthesia, the pathophysiology of disease as
it relates to the practice of anesthesia and selected
clinical topics are covered in organized blocks of two to
eight weeks. Thus issues in anesthesia relating to
pharmacology, basic sciences, pain management, all
subspecialty anesthesia and pathophysiology are amply
examined. Presentations by expert Department staff, as
well as invited local and international experts from
various medical disciplines are offered.
The Visiting Professor Program is conducted in joint
sponsorship with the Department of Anesthesia and
Critical Care at Beth Israel Hospital. Invited
lecturers of international stature spend two days in
Boston to lecture and meet with residents to discuss
matters of academic or personal concern. Visiting
professors typically attend and enliven a Journal Club
held in the evening at the home of a faculty member.
These leisurely sessions include dinner and informal
critiques of anesthesia research publications.
Dr. P. Mushlin
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