Duke Anesthesiology - Resident Description

Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Office of Medical Education
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3005
Durham, NC 27710

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Rotation Schedules and Average Case Loads

Clinical Rotation Outline (CA-1 through CA-3 years)

CA-1 Year		CA-2 Year		CA-3 Year
Gen Surg/Urology	4-8 weeks	Cardiothoracic Anesthesia	12 weeks	Advanced Clinical Track	12 months
ENT	4 weeks	Vascular Anesthesia	6-8 weeks	Clinical Scientist Track	12 months
Gyne	4-8 weeks	Neuroanesthesia	6-8 weeks	Vacation/Meeting	4 weeks
Orthopedics/Plastics	4-8 weeks	Pediatric Anesthesia	8 weeks	CA-3 schedules customized to meet each resident's learning and career objectives.
PACU	2 weeks	VAMC OR	4 weeks
VAMC OR and VA ICU	8 weeks	Critical Care	4 weeks
Pain Rotation	4 weeks	Preoperative Screening Clinic	2 weeks
Obstetrics	8 weeks	Ambulatory Center	2-4 weeks
Vacation/Meeting	4 weeks	Vacation/Meeting	4 weeks

Estimated Caseload for a Resident (CA-1 to CA-3 years)

Case Description		Techniques (Not including Pain)
Intra-Thoracic with CPB	55	General Anesthesia/Monitored Anes Care	950
Intra-Thoracic without CPB	80	Spinal	100
Major Vascular (e.g. carotid, aortia, iliac)	40	Epidural	125
Intracranial Cases	65	Peripheral Nerve Blocks	110
Vaginal Delivery	120	Average Number of Cases Per Year	500
C-Section	60

Procedures (not including Pain)		Pain Procedures
Insertion of peripheral arterial catheters	300	Spinal (for pain)	5
Insertion of pulmonary artery catheters	60	Epidural (for pain)	100
Insertion of central venous catheters	120	Nerve block (for pain)	90
Fiberoptic intubation of the trachea	20
Double lumen endotrach tube placement	55

Age groups of patients
<45 weeks post-conception	15
45 weeks post-conception to one year	40
>1year - 12 years	140
Older than 65 years	250

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