Anesthesiology Residency
The Anesthesiology Department offers a fully accredited three-year residency program devoted to training physicians to become outstanding anesthesiologists. Residents enter our three-year program after completing an independent clinical base year. In the first year (CA-1 clinical anesthesia), residents learn basic anesthesia skills on routine cases under close faculty supervision. This close monitoring extends for three months and provides continuity and maximize understanding. Residents have no call responsibilities during the three months of one-to-one preceptorship. The Anesthesiology Department provides anesthesia for over 15,000 operative procedures at our two teaching sites. During the CA-1 year, residents rotate through the two teaching sites to gain the widest experience in patient care and management, utilizing a variety of anesthesia techniques.
In the second year (CA-2) residents rotate the major anesthesia subspecialties:
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Obstetric Anesthesia
- Cardiovascular Anesthesia
- Pain Management
- Neurosurgical Anesthesia
- Critical Care
It is during CA-2 that the residents, in anticipation of subspecialization in the third year, begin to formulate a career course centering on an anesthesia field of greatest interest to the trainee.
The third year of training (CA-3) constitutes what is commonly referred to as the Advanced Clinical Tract. This year is devoted to complex anesthesia assignments. A number of CA-3 residents may choose block subspecialty time consisting of 2-6 months in a single subspecialty.
Throughout the training program, residents are encouraged to participate in case reporting and clinical research. Another option is a rotation of 6 months (minimum) in clinical or laboratory research. Publications and presentations at appropriate regional or national conferences are encouraged. Individuals with special interests may utilize this time for further exploration.
Throughout the entire training program, emphasis is placed on the development of leadership skills. The department prides itself on being a clinically oriented department with strong academic ties. Ongoing clinical research projects exist and residents are welcome to participate. A presentation suitable for submission for publication is expected in the CA-2 or CA-3 year. CA-2 and CA-3 residents are allowed to attend a major anesthesia meeting each year and department funding is available to help defray the costs.
Department of Anesthesiology Clinical Schedule
CA–1 Year
The CA-1 year is spent in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The emphasis is on mastery of the fundamentals of anesthesia management. Residents concentrate on learning general and regional anesthesia skills and techniques. Airway management is a priority.
CA–2 Year
The CA-2 year concentrates on anesthesia subspecialties. These include: cardiac anesthesia, critical care medicine, pediatric anesthesia, pain management, obstetrical anesthesia and neuroanesthesia.
CA–3 Year
The CA-3 year offers the residents the following options: Advanced clinical tract, clinical subspecialty tract, and clinical scientist tract. Residents review these options and meet with the program director to design a training program.
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Contact Information
Director: Irwin Gratz, D.O.
Contact: Michele Nichols, Coordinator
Phone: 856-968-7330
Fax: 856-968-8326
E-mail: gratz-irwin@cooperhealth.edu (or) nichols-michell@cooperhealth.edu
Address: Cooper University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103