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Clinical Subspecialty Training The goal of the clinical subspecialty fellowship program is to provide in depth clinical training in the selected subspecialty. Subspecialty fellowship training is available in cardiothoracic anesthesia, critical care medicine, neurosurgical anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, pain management, pediatric anesthesia and regional anesthesia. The curriculum of each subspecialty fellowship training is individualized for the specific subspecialty. Critical care medicine, pain management, cardiothoracic anesthesia and pediatric anesthesia are all ACGME-accredited fellowship programs. Fellows who satisfactorily complete their training in pain management and critical care medicine are eligible for subspecialty board certification. Research Training The goal of the NIH-funded T-32 fellowship program is to provide training in scientific investigations to anesthesiologists who wish to become independent physician-scientists. Fellows have the opportunity to work with NIH-funded investigators within the Department of Anesthesiology or with established investigators in basic science departments on the Columbia University Health Sciences campus. The T-32 fellowship can only be offered to individuals with U.S. citizenship or permanent visa status. However, we do offer similar both basic and clinical research training outside of the NIH funded fellowship program to all qualified individuals. Academic Agenda Departmental Fellows Conference: Regular meeting focusing on clinical case discussion, journal club, research design, and presentation. Extra-departmental course work: One hour formal lecture series (14 week course) on clinical research design, protocols and statistics, offered by the Irving Center for Clinical Research. Monthly conferences by guest lecturers and research presentations by fellows and faculty. Extra-institutional Educational Conference: Leave is granted for one meeting per year. Expenses for presentation at meetings are supported by the department. Research fellows are expected to present their findings at major national meetings such as the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting or the Association of Academic Anesthesiologists annual meeting. Physicians interested in applying to our residency program may opt to apply for one of the Virginia Apgar Clinical or Research Scholar positions that are available each year. As a scholar, the resident would commit him/herself at the beginning of their residency to an additional two years of training either in a clinical area or in the research laboratory. An award is given during each clinical year (CA1, CA2 and CA3) to the residents chosen to be the Apgar Scholars of $15,000 per annum. Please see the Virginia Apgar page for more information. |
While the fellowship training program at the Department of Anesthesiology has two distinct tracks — clinical subspecialty training and research training — all fellowships have both clinical and research components. For example, individuals who choose the subspecialty training tract are encouraged to participate in ongoing clinical research projects in their areas of subspecialization, while research fellows all can spend one day each week in the O.R. to maintain their clinical contact.