As a follow-up post to preparing for the ABA Basic Exam which I took between my CA-1 and CA-2 years, I’ll be taking the Advanced Exam a month or so after finishing residency (~ July 2017). I’ve spent the overwhelming majority of my “study time” reading journal articles and other…
I wanted to expand on a previous post regarding the placement of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters. Some use a small wheal of local anesthetic to minimize discomfort associated with the IV needle placement in awake patients… especially for large IVs. Place enough subcutaneous wheals of lidocaine, and you’ll hear patients report…
Earlier today, I received an inquiry from a pre-med student who experienced a very common event during the shadowing process:
Yesterday was a “research day” for the surgery department, so most of the elective surgeries didn’t start till around 1:30 PM. In the meantime, the anesthesia providers were scrambling all over the hospital throughout the morning and managed to stay organized with all the scheduled afternoon cases plus add-on cases. …
Here’s a rundown of the essential belongings I either wear, have in my scrubs, or have in my (ancient) Targus messenger bag each work day. Seriously, I’ve had that bag since my freshman year in college… back in 2005. :shock:
I’m done with my first of three consecutive months of pediatric anesthesiology as a CA-2 resident. In four weeks, I’ve come to appreciate the nuances of perioperative care with neonates, infants, and children of all ages undergoing a myriad of procedures ranging from craniotomies to ear tube placements. Pediatric anesthesiologists…
Similar to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) match process for residency, the San Francisco Match Program (SF Match) also has a match system for fellowships. Residents rank fellowship programs they interviewed at, and fellowship programs rank all the candidates they chose to interview. Once these lists are submitted by both the…
This afternoon while traveling home on the light rail, I received a notification on my smartwatch. An email notification which, for a brief moment, made me freeze. “Congratulations” was the subject line.
Half an hour before I received my CA-2 in-training exam score last week, I accepted a very humbling offer by my program director to be one of the chief anesthesiology residents for the 2016-2017 academic year.
I’m finished with my third call shift in my first six days of pediatric anesthesia. Varying levels of fatigue have definitely set in, but this falls short of the profound impact the critically ill pediatric population has had on me. Although I will be pursuing a critical care fellowship, taking care…