Residency
training at New York Presbyterian Hospital - The Weill Medical
College of Cornell University offers residents the opportunity
to learn "state of the art" anesthesiology in a collegial
and supportive environment. Our commitment to resident
education insures that upon completion of their residency
graduates feel comfortable in any clinical situation.
Faculty members, expert in all subspecialties of anesthesia,
are approachable, friendly and eager to teach. Our tri-institutional
residency allows residents exposure to the practice of
anesthesia and critical care in three different world-class
institutions New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell
Campus, The Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, each literally across the
street from the others.
New
York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus has a long tradition
of excellence in medicine with an international reputation
built on its distinguished history. One of the few surviving
hospitals from the time of the American Revolution, it
is the oldest hospital in New York and the second oldest
hospital in the United States, chartered by King George
III of England in 1771. Now the major teaching hospital
for the Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York Presbyterian Hospital operates in a new facility spanning
two city blocks, overlooking the East River.
In
addition to providing care to patients in the 34 operating rooms,
we daily manage the care of patients in the cystoscopy and
lithotripsy suites, the electrophysiology laboratory,
the endoscopy suite, the MRI and in-vitro fertilization
suites, neuroradiology and outpatient pediatric clinics
where ophthalmologic, dental and otolaryngologic procedures
are performed. In the labor and delivery area, where about
5000 deliveries are done per year, more than 90% of patients receive epidural
analgesia for labor. We also manage the cardiothoracic
intensive care unit, co-manage the Neurosciences intensive care unit, and
provide care in the Burn Unit, the only such unit in NYC
and the largest in the country.
Consistently
rated among the finest centers in the country for orthopedic
procedures, The Hospital for Special Surgery provides
medical and surgical services for patients of all ages
with arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
The Sports Medicine Institute, a prominent division of
HSS services both amateur and professional injured athletes.
In over 85% of surgical cases regional anesthesia is used.
The emphasis on regional anesthesia provides an excellent
opportunity for resident teaching as well as clinical research.
Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is devoted to the complete care
of patients with neoplastic diseases. Here the Department
of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine manage not
only the busy operating rooms but also the 24-hour post
anesthesia care unit, the intensive care unit and a pain
management center. Anesthesia is provided for a variety
of procedures ranging from sedation for biopsy of a mass,
to anesthesia for pediatric patients undergoing lumbar
punctures to major excision of organs invaded by neoplasm.
Our
residents are bright, highly motivated, hardworking individuals
who are interested in pursuing residency education in a challenging
and dynamic environment. The residency is structured
such that on first entering the program, CA-1 residents
are tutored (one-on-one) for 8 weeks by faculty who are
selected for their interest and skills in teaching. When on call during
these early weeks of residency, the junior resident "shadows"
more senior residents. As their knowledge base and level
of comfort increase, residents are allowed to provide care
for more challenging patients and begin to function independently
while on-call.
Typical
rotations for the CA-1 residents include: the post-anesthesia
care unit, pain management, perioperative medicine, intensive
care medicine, neuroanesthesia, pediatric anesthesia,
neurosciences ICU, anesthesia for general surgical, urologic
and gynecologic procedures, ambulatory anesthesia, the neurosciences intensive
care unit, as well as rotations at The Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Rotations for the CA-2
residents include: obstetric anesthesia, orthopedic anesthesia,
the cardiothoracic ICU, cardiothoracic anesthesia, anesthesia
for patients with burns, intensive care medicine at Memorial
Sloan Kettering. CA-3 residents rotate
through vascular anesthesia, thoracic anesthesia at Memorial,
neuroanesthesia, pain management, cardiothoracic anesthesia,
advanced clinical anesthesia where they provide anesthesia
for cases such as hepatic resections, and The Hospital
for Special Surgery.
In
addition to case related teaching in the operating rooms, residents
are exposed to all varieties of clinical research. We have
active protocols in cardiac anesthesia, neuroanesthesia,
obstetric anesthesia, neuromuscular pharmacology and
pain management. For those interested in becoming actively
involved in clinical or basic science research, mentors are
readily available.
Over
the course of the anesthesia residency at New York Presbyterian's Cornell
Campus, residents are exposed to all facets of anesthetic
practice including operating room and off-site clinical care, perioperative
management, anesthesia research and anesthetic practice
management. A unique formal teaching program and an active
research division complement the variety of clinical
material available for teaching.
