PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)

I previously blogged about the "minimums" anesthesiology residents must meet, and thanks to my training at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), I easily achieved multiples of the requirements. I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve so many…
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With the conclusion of my final year of residency training comes a time for reflection. I've written similar posts at the end of my intern year, CA-1/PGY-2 year, and CA-2/PGY-3 year, but this post is far more sentimental as I'm now done…
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I'm sitting at home a few hours before my residency graduation reflecting on the many memories of residency while writing brief introductions for the faculty awards I'll be presenting at the ceremony. I still remember my very first day of…
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In less than six days, I'll be graduating from my four year categorical anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine. The ceremony will be at River Oaks Country Club. My co-chief-residents and I will be presenting awards to…
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In our anesthesiology residency program, we rotate across six hospitals in the Texas Medical Center. Our county hospital, a level 1 trauma center, is also our primary teaching hospital and where senior residents do many... many... in-house…
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This will be my third dedicated month of regional anesthesiology in residency, and coupled with all the peripheral nerve blocks I've performed on call, it's amazing how far I've come in three short years.
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Tomorrow morning, I begin my last week at Texas Heart Institute (THI). Had I chosen to stay in Houston, this is likely where I would have done my fellowships in critical care and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology, but even as a resident,…
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I got home early this morning after spending Monday afternoon and Tuesday looking for places to live in Boston. It was a great opportunity for me to explore the city, navigate the (extensive) public transportation system, simulate my…
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I'll be taking my actual applied exam (OSCE and oral boards) in the spring of 2018, but tomorrow, I'll be taking my first official mock oral board exam with the department.
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I'm writing this post on my last true "long call shift" of residency! 12 hours in, and its been a "thrown into the fire" kind of call shift back at the heart institute. It's fast paced and the patients are very high acuity. Just how I like…
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