Anesthesiology Residency
Curriculum Overview
The Anesthesiology Residency Program at Cooper University Hospital is a fully accrediting program which meets all requirements of the American Board of Anesthesiology. It provides residents with three years of clinical training in anesthesia: CA-1, CA-2, and CA-3.
The curriculum offers a complete range of anesthetic experience including extensive training in cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, regional, general surgical, pediatric and critical care anesthesia.
During CA-1, the resident learns evaluation and management of patients undergoing gynecologic, obstetric, orthopedic, otolaryngology, and a wide variety of other procedures. The CA-2 years is spent in subspecialty anesthesia training including: pediatric anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, cardiac transplant and obstetric anesthesia. CA-3 residents are encouraged to seek concentrated exposure to all anesthetic subspecialties: pain management, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, obstetric, or pediatric.
For complete overviews of each of the three years click into that specific site.
Sample Curriculum
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CA 1 |
CA 2 |
CA 3 |
| Month 1 |
General OR
|
Ambulatory Surgery |
OR |
| Month 2 |
Critical Care/ICU |
Elective |
| Month 3 |
Thoracic Anesthesia |
| Month 4 |
Obstetrical Anesthesia |
Pediatric Anesthesia (CHOP) |
| Month 5 |
Pain Management |
Neuroanesthesia |
| Month 6 |
Cardiac Anesthesia |
Pain Management |
| Month 7 |
Pediatric Anesthesia |
| Month 8 |
Preoperative |
Pediatric Anesthesia (CHOP) |
Cardiac Anesthesia |
| Month 9 |
Post Anesthesia
Care Unit/ Board Runner |
Regional Anesthesia |
| Month 10 |
Obstetric Anesthesia |
Thoracic Anestheisa |
Elective |
| Month 11 |
Pain Management |
Neuroanesthesia |
OR |
| Month 12 |
Perioperative |
Cardiac Anesthesia |
Difficult Airway |