FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many hours do residents work each week?
- How often are residents on call?
- How much time do residents get for vacation? for meetings?
- How many cases will residents have done by the time they graduate?
- What are the fringe benefits?
- Where do the residents come from?
Hours Worked Per Week
- Average 55 hours including call
(Hours can range from 50-60 hours per week depending on specific rotations) - Residents are non-clinical on the day following in-house call
Call Schedule
| Year | Average Frequency |
| CBY | Every fourth night (varies depending on specific rotation) |
| CA-1 | Every seventh night |
| CA-2 | Every seventh night |
| CA-3 | Every seventh night |
Vacation and Meeting Times
(Effective October 1, 2010)
| Year | Vacation | Meeting | Salary |
| CBY | 3 weeks | $46,984 | |
| CA-1 | 3 weeks | up to 5 days | $48,622 |
| CA-2 | 3 weeks | up to 5 days | $50,203 |
| CA-3 | 3 weeks | up to 5 days | $51,306 |
Clinical Experience
Each resident can expect to do more than 1,500 cases during their three years of Anesthesiology training
| Total Cases | 35,264 |
| General Anesthetic | 27,876 |
| Regional Anesthetic | 4,862 |
| MAC Anesthetic | 2,526 |
| Pediatric Surgeries | 10,592 |
| Anesthesia-assisted, non-surgical deliveries | 1,828 |
| Anesthesia-assisted C-sections | 984 |
| Cardio-Thoracic Surgeries | 1,938 |
| Neurosurgeries | 948 |
| Total Organ Transplants: | 139 |
| Kidney | 65 |
| Lung | 12 |
| Heart | 19 |
| Liver | 43 |
| Outpatient Surgeries | 20,214 |
| Total Pain Clinic Visits | 6,125 |
| Total Pain Clinic Procedures | 1,800 |
| Total Acute Pain Cases | 469 |
| Total Acute Pain Rounds | 2,418 |
| Acute Pain Consultations | 243 |
| Acute Pain Procedures (outside OR) | 631 |
Educational Benefits Package
- CBY year
- Clinical Anesthesiology by Morgan and Mikhail
- CA-1 year
- I-Pad for use during Residency
- $3000 for approved meeting and book fund
- NCSA, ASA, IARS, SCCM, SPA, SAAMBA, SCA, SOAP
- NCSA, ASA, IARS, SCCM, SPA, SAAMBA, SCA, SOAP
Educational and Meeting Support
- Plan to attend Carolina Refresher Lectures during residency (w/support)
- ABA Exam fee covered for CA-3's
- $1400
- Other Travel Awards possible for presentations with merit/approval
- NCSA, GAARC, Regional Subspecialty meetings, National meetings
- USMLE Step 3 fee
- NCMB Training License Renewal
- ASA and IARS annual dues
Resident Origins
Our current residents come from the following medical schools:
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Indiana University
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University of Cincinnati
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