Residents in our program benefit from a range of rotations and care for all types of patients.
Our rotations enable our residents to master not only clinical proficiency and technical knowledge, but also excellence in non-technical skills, such as:
- task management
- teamwork
- situational awareness
- decision-making
- compassionate professionalism
Due to the number and variety of cases, most of our residents complete their ACGME-required cases by the end of the CA2 year.
Throughout the CA1 to CA3 year, residents rotate through subspecialty OR clinical rotations taught by faculty specializing in pediatric, obstetric, neurosurgical, cardiac, regional and outpatient anesthesia.
We are also developing new, innovative rotations to give CA3 residents leadership experience in OR management and other critical skills that they will need as practicing anesthesiologists. Additionally, our residents have participated in the ABA Anesthesiology Policy Research Rotation in Political Affairs, and have developed and conducted their own specialized rotations after program and ABA approval.
Most rotations take place at UF Health Shands Hospital and the Malcom Randall Memorial Veteran’s Affairs Hospital.
Typical Four-Year Rotation Schedule
| BLOCK | PGY1 | PGY2 | PGY3 | PGY4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endocrinology | Shands OR 1 | Acute Pain/VA Regional | OB |
| 2 | Critical Care | Shands OR | Heart | Shands OR 3/MOLE |
| 3 | Internal Medicine | PACU/MOLE | OB | Regional Anesthesia 3 |
| 4 | Pain | Shands OR 1 | Shands OR 2/ MOLE | NORA/MOLE |
| 5 | Pediatrics | Critical Care | Critical Care | Critical Care |
| 6 | Critical Care | Preoperative Anesthesia | Vascular Anesthesia | Transition to Practice |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine | General Surgery 1 | VA Hearts or Neuroanesthesia | Pediatric Anesthesia |
| 8 | Intern Education Month | Ambulatory Anesthesia | Pediatric Anesthesia | Elective 1 |
| 9 | Neurology | Acute Pain/MOLE | Shands OR 2 | Elective 2 |
| 10 | Family Medicine | VA OR 1 | VA OR 2 | Elective 3 |
| 11 | Perioperative Anesthesia | VA Cardiac or Neuro | Neuroanesthesia | Elective 4 |
| 12 | Orthopaedics | VA Chronic Pain | General Surgery 2 | Elective 5 |
| 13 | Anesthesia | VA OR 1 | Shands OR 2/MOLE | Elective 6 |