Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2022
The Editors-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia Over 100 Years: Creating the Voice of the Global Anesthesiology Community.
The year 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the longest-running anesthesiology publication in the world. Founded in 1922 as Current Researches in Anesthesia & Analgesia by the visionary and charismatic Francis McMechan, MD, the journal served as a reliable mirror for the key scientific and political issues facing the nascent specialty of anesthesiology. Under the leadership of 6 subsequent Editors-in-Chief over the ensuing century-Howard Dittrick, MD; T. ⋯ Miller, MD; Steven L. Shafer, MD; and Jean-Francois Pittet, MD-Anesthesia & Analgesia has grown in size, circulation, and impact. Today, it remains a formidable voice in the global anesthesia community.
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In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, a series of articles focus on the elemental changes to anesthesia training and education. Kealey and Naik review the status of competency-based medical training, a method through which learners are deliberately observed for progression to mastery in clinical management. This is contrast to the assumption that trainees will presumably reach the same intended endpoint merely by spending a pre-specified amount of time in post-graduate residency training. ⋯ They detail the use of virtual and augmented reality to offer trainees the opportunity to engage in clinical exercises that are infrequently encountered in real practice, increase the exposure to challenging scenarios and foster real-time collaborations on a global scale. An accompanying editorial offers further perspective on the future of training in our specialty. The reader is strongly encouraged to review the cited articles for an in-depth appreciation of the concepts discussed.