Anesthesiology Fellowship Program

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Last updated: 11-6-06

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is the only free-standing pediatric center in Wisconsin and serves patients from throughout the state, the Midwest and beyond. It is a major teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Children's Hospital has 236 beds, including a 41-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a 30-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. A major hospital expansion is underway and scheduled to be completed by 2010.

Pediatric anesthesia fellows at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin gain exposure to a full range of specialty areas, including a high-volume cardiovascular surgery program, solid organ transplantation, Level 1 trauma and burn treatment, craniofacial reconstruction, neonatal emergencies and comprehensive acute and chronic pain management.

The 25-member Medical College of Wisconsin Anesthesiology Division annually provides perioperative care at Children's Hospital to more than 18,000 patients in 14 operating rooms, five remote locations and five rooms at our nearby free-standing outpatient surgery center. The Jane B. Pettit Pain and Palliative Care Center, which also is staffed by the anesthesiologists, serves more than 200 children annually. The affiliated inpatient pain service averages a 15-patient census.

Children's Hospital anesthesiologists are experienced with diverse backgrounds. Many have dual certification in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology; seven additionally are certified in Critical Care or Pain Management. Three anesthesiologists attend part-time in the PICU. Nine share inpatient pain service coverage, and three also provide chronic pain consultation services.

About the fellowship
Our one-year accredited fellowship program is structured to provide up to six fellows annually with comprehensive subspecialty training. Eight months are spent rotating in the cardiac and general operative suites. Fellows spend one month each in the PICU and on the pain service. Two elective months may be spent in areas of choice, including neonatology, perioperative medicine, research, pulmonology, cardiology or additional pain management, PICU or cardiac anesthesia. Fellows take call from home and gain supervision skills in the second six months.

A competitive salary and benefits package – which includes four weeks of vacation and one week of meeting time – a professional expenses fund, and health and malpractice insurance are provided to all accepted candidates.

An optional second year provides interested candidates with the opportunity to train in basic science or clinical research, in coordination with departmental research faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin. A travel stipend is provided for applicants invited to interview. 

Contact:
For more information or an application packet, contact:
Susan R Staudt, MD, MSEd, fellowship director, sstaudt@chw.org
(414) 266-3560

Last updated: 11-6-06