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Highlights
The Medical College of Georgia's anesthesiology residency program creates highly trained and qualified physician anesthesiologists.
These independent professionals are confident in their skills and equipped to be leaders in anesthesia.
Trainees in our program have:
- completed 2 to 3 times the required ACGME clinical case load
- achieved top scores on national board examinations
- successfully matched to top fellowship programs
Contact Us
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Residency
Health Sciences Campus
762-375-3871
706-446-0077
BI-2144
Why Choose Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Georgia?
Our Mission
Our mission is to train the next generation of physician anesthesiologists within a culture of patient safety and ensure exposure to a diverse patient population presenting with a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders of varying complexity; to develop an enriching evidence-based didactic curriculum within a culture of inquiry; to provide leadership in teaching, discovery and service; to ensure equal opportunities free from discrimination based on sex, race, religion or nationality and in an environment conducive to overall wellness; and to strive for excellence in all we do. During training, residents are expected to demonstrate the seven attributes deemed essential by the American Board of Anesthesiology to be considered qualified to safely practice anesthesia as a certified physician anesthesiologist.
Our program aim is for our anesthesiology training program to impart the knowledge, judgment, clinical and interpersonal skills necessary to function as an independent anesthesiologist. The training continuum follows the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Anesthesiology developed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
FAQs
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Four-year training includes a PGY1 year with various subspecialties preceding a foray into the operating room.
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Our new curriculum better meets the needs of our residents, with an emphasis on the topics of greatest importance to anesthesiology residents. Our residents also have the opportunity to earn a Foundations of Leadership certificate.
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The Simulated Patient Education Research Center is an important part of training from the outset. Beginning in the PGY1 year, residents will learn everything from the basics of inserting an IV to OSCE-style sessions with case scenarios and standardized patients. This hands-on simulation training prepares residents for the APPLIED exam before graduation. -
The anesthesiology department has a great relationship with its surgical colleagues. Part of our Perioperative Surgical Home is a formal ERAS pathway. We believe in holistic patient care which starts in our preoperative clinic and continues through until complete recovery. -
Our residents train within the Wellstar MCG Health system and thus perform a majority of their cases under one roof while still receiving the necessary diversity of cases to become independent anesthesiologists. We are home to the region's only tertiary hospital, the Children's Hospital of Georgia, as well as, a Level 1 trauma center and stroke center.
Contact
Mary E. Arthur, MD, MPH, FASE, FASA
- Residency Director
Caryl Bailey, MD
- Associate Residency Director
Kimberly Curtis, MBA
- Residency Coordinator