Resident Rotations
Resident rotations are generally scheduled in blocks to facilitate learning and as specified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Core rotation descriptions can be found to the right in the navigation bar. During the CA-3 year, rotations are scheduled in smaller 1-2 week blocks to help residents prepare for the variability encountered in any anesthesia practice setting. All rotations take place at the University of Virginia Medical Center with the exception of an elective OB rotation in Fairfax, VA during the CA-3 year. Our CA3 residents have anywhere from 24-26 weeks of elective time during their final year of training and have some flexibility in choosing these electives to best suit their future career goals. Many of our residents also take advantage of international opportunities during the CA-3 year, using elective time, which have included work in Rwanda, Bolivia, India, Laos, and Malawi.
CA-0/PGY1 Year
| Anesthesiology (Main OR) | 5 months |
| Emergency medicine | 1 month |
| Internal medicine (Inpatient) | 1 month |
| Pain medicine clinic (Ambulatory) | 1 month |
| Cardiac surgery (Inpatient) | 1 month |
| General surgery (Inpatient) | 1 month |
| Cardiology (Inpatient) | 1 month |
| Pediatrics (Inpatient) | 1 month |
CA-1 (Categorical Program)/PGY2 Year
| Anesthesiology (Main OR) | 6-8 weeks |
| Cardiac anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Neuro anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Obstetric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Main OR nights | 2 weeks |
| Acute pain service | 2 weeks |
| Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) | 2 weeks |
| Anesthesiology pre-op clinic (PETC) | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric ICU | 4 weeks |
| Cardiac ICU (TCV-PO) | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology consults | 3 weeks |
| Pulmonology consults | 3 weeks |
CA-1 (Advanced Program)/PGY2 (Completed intern year in another accredited program)
| Anesthesiology (Main OR) | 24-26 weeks |
| Neuro anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Obstetric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Main OR nights | 2 weeks |
| Acute pain service | 2 weeks |
| Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) | 2 weeks |
| Anesthesiology pre-op clinic (PETC) | 4 weeks |
| Medical ICU | 4 weeks |
CA-2/PGY3 Year
| Anesthesiology (Main OR) | 6-8 weeks |
| Cardiac anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Thoracic anesthesia | 2 weeks |
| Vascular anesthesia | 2 weeks |
| TEE | 2 weeks |
| Neuro anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Obstetric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Main OR nights | 2 weeks |
| Ambulatory anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Regional anesthesia | 3 weeks |
| Acute pain service | 2 weeks |
| Pain medicine clinic | 4 weeks |
| Neuro ICU | 4 weeks |
| Surgical ICU | 4 weeks |
CA-3/PGY4 year
| Cardiac anesthesia | 6 weeks |
| Thoracic anesthesia | 2 weeks |
| Neuro anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric anesthesia | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric cardiac anesthesia | 3 weeks |
| Obstetric anesthesia (at UVA) | 2 weeks |
| Late shift | 3 weeks |
| Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) | 1 week |
| Main OR Nights | 2 weeks |
| Electives | ~25 weeks |
| * Electives include: main OR, cardiac, thoracic, peds, neuro, vascular, OB (UVA), OB (Fairfax), regional, ambulatory, nights, Late shift, and PACU. Up to four weeks may be spent on electives out of the OR: blood bank, anatomy, practice management/OR management, pain medicine clinic, TEE, perfusion, research, peds sedation, ICU, away rotations (international), off service rotations, research, and education elective. | |
** All residents receive 3 weeks of vacation per year in addition to possible holiday time.