We believe every resident who joins us can become a leader in anesthesiology. We expect a great deal of our residents, back it with real support, and train within a community who look out for one another.
Our Mission
To produce a diverse group of clinically and academically excellent leaders who provide unparalleled patient care in the perioperative environment and contribute to the fields of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine in a collegial environment that promotes satisfaction and contentment in their personal and professional lives.
Three commitments in that statement guide our work.
- Leadership. Training reaches beyond technical skills and focuses on judgment, teamwork, and clinical excellence.
- Contribution. We want graduates who give back to the field as well as practice in it.
- Excellence with a sustainable life. We believe the two are built together.
What We Owe and What We Ask
Residency is a two-way relationship with obligations in both directions. We have taken the time to identify both what we owe and what we ask so that applicants can decide whether this is the training they want.
What we owe our residents
- Difficulty that comes from the work itself. The hard parts of training should be the ones the work requires, never humiliation or arbitrary hierarchy.
- Support that is built in. Mentorship, the Resident Wellness Committee, and a clear path to help, with no penalty for asking.
- The reasons behind what we ask. We state our standards plainly and explain them.
- Honesty about the work. Some days are tedious or lonely even when the work matters most. We say so early and honestly.
What we ask of our residents
- To engage with difficulty. The hard case and the hard feedback are where growth happens.
- To be honest about where they are. Growth starts by acknowledging what one does not know.
- To take an active part in their own development. We build the conditions. The residents do the development.
- To carry the obligation forward. To leave their environment better than they found it: for the next class, their patients, and our profession.
How We Treat One Another
High standards and real support go together here. Residents can ask a question, admit what they do not know, or disagree with a senior colleague (politely) and be met with respect. We ask our faculty to go first by thinking out loud, saying “I don’t know,” and owning their mistakes.
Belonging is built in small, daily ways: knowing each resident’s name, crediting ideas, making room for quieter voices. Every resident deserves fair treatment and an equal chance to grow. Residents build this culture too, by welcoming new colleagues, speaking up when something is wrong, and taking care of each other.
Our Resident Community
- A class that starts together: Each fall, the whole CBY class spends a month together on the Anesthesiology Professional Practice (APP) rotation, a non-clinical block on research, leadership, and professional development, and travels together to attend the ASA annual meeting.
- Learning across classes: Academic days pair neighboring classes around shared cases, so residents know the other residents who are a year ahead of and behind them.
- Peer Mentoring: Monthly sessions designed and led by the chief and senior residents, covering well-being, culture, and career decisions such as choosing a fellowship. Residents also honor one another’s achievements here with the MAC Daddy Award.
- Showing up for the specialty: Many senior residents return to the ASA meeting, most to present their work, teach workshops, or serve in the ASA House of Delegates. Residents are also regularly well represented at SOCCA, SNACC, SCA, SPA, and ASRA.
- Time together: Welcome picnics, mentor-mentee events, holiday parties, Post-ITE events, and other social events throughout the year.
Who Thrives Here
Residents who do well in our program tend to share a few habits.
- They care about the details, including the ones no patient will ever see.
- They ask why, and they keep asking.
- They seek out honest feedback and put it to use.
- They stay steady when a day goes badly, and they ask for help when they need it.
- They leave their team more capable than they found it.
- They want to contribute to anesthesiology beyond their own practice.
If that sounds like the physician you want to become, we would like to meet you. Learn more on the Resident Life and Current Residents pages, or see how to apply.