Residency Program About Our Program Application Process Clinical Rotations Curriculum Frequently Asked Questions Global Outreach Initiative Innovative Anesthesiology-Critical Care Education Program Our Residents Residency Program Director Message Resident Life Clinical Rotations Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care Residency Program Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care: Home Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care: Education & Training > Residency Program Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care: Education & Training > Residency Program > Clinical Rotations Comprehensive Clinical Rotations Our clinical rotations offer a comprehensive educational training experience. Residents gain experience in providing anesthesia care for orthopedics, gynecology, ENT, neurosurgery, trauma, transplant, vascular and general surgery. In addition, residents rotate in the preoperative clinic, post-anesthesia care unit, intensive care unit and acute pain service to broaden their experiences within perioperative care. Resident training includes specialty rotations at UCI Medical Center and through various healthcare systems such as the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Rady Children’s Health (formerly Children’s Hospital of Orange County), MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital and Long Beach Medical Center. Fundamental Clinical Skills Education (PGY-1) Rotation Schedule The PGY-1 year aims to prepare residents to be well-rounded perioperative physicians by training them in multiple clinical specialties and providing exposure to diverse clinical settings. Residents rotate at UCI Medical Center and different training sites in four-week blocks, finishing with an anesthesiology rotation to ease their transition into their clinical anesthesia year. Rotation — Location # of weeks Acute Pain 4 Anesthesiology 4 Emergency Medicine 4 Medical Intensive Care Unit / Internal Medicine — VA Long Beach Healthcare System 24 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit — Long Beach Medical Center 4 Perioperative Care 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound 2 Surgery — Long Beach Medical Center 4 Surgical Critical Care — VA Long Beach Healthcare System 4 Clinical Anesthesia Year 1 Rotation Schedule During the CA-1 year, residents build a strong foundation in basic anesthesiology and perioperative care with training mainly taking place at UCI Medical Center. Rotation — Location # of weeks Acute Pain 4 Ambulatory 4 Chronic Pain 4 Neuroanesthesia 4 Obstetric Anesthesia — UCI Medical Center 4 Perioperative Care 2 Post-Anesthesia Care Unit 2 Surgical Critical Care 4 Clinical Anesthesia Year 2 Rotation Schedule Focus shifts to subspeciality training in anesthesiology, offering in-depth exposure to areas such as cardiac, critical care, neuroanesthesia, obstetrics, pediatric and regional anesthesia. Rotation — Location # of weeks Cardiovascular Anesthesia 8 Neuroanesthesia 4 Obstetric Anesthesia — Long Beach Medical Center 4 Pediatric Anesthesia — Rady Children’s Health 8 Regional Anesthesia 4 Clinical Anesthesia Year 3 Rotation Schedule The final year of training focuses on leadership development and independent practice with specialties at UCI Medical Center and a pediatric anesthesia rotation at Rady Children’s Health. Senior residents are assigned to manage complex, high-acuity cases and have an opportunity to utilize six weeks of elective time across various clinical sites to supplement their education. Rotation — Location # of weeks Advanced Airway 4 Cardiovascular Critical Care 4 Global Outreach Initiative (elective) 2 Non-Operating Room Anesthesia 2 OR Management and Supervisory Rotation 2 Pediatric Anesthesia — Rady Children’s Health 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound 2 *Clinical rotation schedules are subject to change. Global Outreach Initiative Committed to helping developing countries with challenges to safe and effective healthcare. Explore the program