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  1. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  2. College of Medicine
  3. Department of Anesthesiology
  4. Fellowships
  5. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
  6. Clinical Experience

Clinical Experience

Cases

Arkansas Children’s Hospital offers ample opportunities to attain an incredible clinical experience and achieve excellence by providing quality healthcare to approximately 500,000 children annually. The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine administer over 18,000 anesthetics per year.

CategoriesAverage per FellowMinimum Case Numbers by ACGME
Total number of cases administered>400240
Neonates7615
ASA 45020
Arterial cannulation8730
Central venous cannulation496
Epidural/Caudal6610
Peripheral nerve blocks6211
Cardiac-with cardiopulmonary bypass4115
Cardiac-without cardiopulmonary bypass235
Craniofacial surgery153
Intra-abdominal surgery3412
Intracranial surgery289
Major Ortho surgery275
Neonatal Emergency163

Clinical Rotations

The program is of 12-month duration, and is subdivided into 13 four-week blocks.

  • General Operating Room:* 6 blocks
  • Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia: 3 blocks
  • Pediatric Pain: 2 blocks
  • Intensive Care Unit: 1 block
  • Elective: 1 block

*Fellows rotate to non-operating room anesthesia sites for two weeks and supervise residents and/or CRNAs for three weeks during their general operating room block.

Electives

  • Pediatric Burn Management
  • Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
  • Ambulatory Surgery
  • Cath Lab
  • Research

Call Schedule

  • Day Call (in-house): 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on the weekends
  • Late Call (pager call from home): For a period of 24 hours
  • Index Call (pager call from home): For a period of 24 hours
  • Night Call (in-house): 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. on the weekends
  • Pain Call (pager call from home): On the weekends

45-55 average working hours per week

Each fellow is expected to cover a maximum of two weekends per block (day call and/or late call)

Fellows are not expected to cover any ICU calls

Fellows are not expected to cover any Night Calls for the entire year except: a Friday night before residents’ ITE exam and another Friday night before residents’ research day

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