The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPM
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J Educ Perioper Med · Sep 1999
Creation of a Perioperative Medicine Curriculum for an Anesthesiology Residency Program.
Because of the increasing expansion of the practice of anesthesiology beyond the borders of the operating room, there is attention being paid to Perioperative Medicine (PM) within anesthesiology training programs. With the elements of PM incorporated into the newest requirements for anesthesiology residency programs by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Anesthesiology of the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), programs are obliged to develop PM curriculum. At the Cleveland Clinic, a PM curriculum was created from existing, diverse elements of the clinical practice. ⋯ The result has been increased clinical teaching of PM, satisfaction of RRC requirements, and improved opportunity for resident learning in these areas. Residents have rated PM within the top 10% of rotations for the first two years of existence. We conclude that a combined service is an excellent approach to the creation of a PM curriculum.
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With the current emphasizing primary care specialty, the number of the applicants for anesthesiology residency has declined. In consequence, the medical students' interest in taking the elective anesthesia clerkship was decreased. Through the program redesign, we have improved our anesthesiology clerkship. In order to attract the best and brightest medical students to choose anesthesiology as a career, continuing efforts to improve both quantity and quality of medical students' education in anesthesiology are crucial.