Stony Brook University Department of Anesthesiology

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  From the outset, the department has maintained a fully accredited residency training program. We are a a four-year program. The  Clinical Base Year (CBY) consists of rotations in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, including two ICU months; one month in the Emergency Room and one month in Pain Management. Whenever possible, the CBY residents will have the opportunity fo interact with faculty and residents in the Department of Anesthesiology.

 Three groups of residents undergo training in each of the three clinical anesthesia years of training (CA-1, 2 and 3 years equivalent to PGY 2, 3 and 4). There is large variety in a very substantial caseload. All specialties and subspecialties are represented. All anesthetics are delivered by residents under the direction of an attending anesthesiologist. This supervision is given 24 hours per day, either on a one-to-one basis or, at most, in a ratio of one attending for two residents. It is an expression of our standard: optimal care, for all patients, at all hours. This applies not only in the operating rooms, but also in the obstetrical delivery suite, the intensive care units and the pain clinic.

 Residents and attendings make their separate preanesthetic visits. Thereafter, the resident proposes a comprehensive plan for preoperative preparation, intra-operative monitoring, anesthetic management and postoperative care to the attending anesthesiologist. After conferring together, the resident performs the anesthetic under the direct supervision of the attending.

 In addition to their ICU experience, our residents administer well over 500 anesthetics in each of their three years of training. Many patients receive the benefit of regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. More importantly, the patients present all the taxing problems and complications one is likely to encounter in an operating room, obstetrical delivery suite or intensive care unit.

 This clinical instruction may be strenuous and demanding; it is alleviated by the strong personal relationship between attending and resident and by certain amenities, such as lunches, coffee breaks, and relief from clinical assignment following night call. In addition, residents are on call every fourth night. In accord with New York State Law, residents do not work more than 80 hours per week maximum.

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Teaching Hospitals
 
 Resident training in Anesthesiology is provided in two medical centers: Stony Brook University Medical Center and the Northport Veterans Administration Hospital.

University Hospital Since we began providing care in 1980,the staff of  Stony Brook University Medical Center has been committed to delivering excellence in patient care, research, education, and community service.

SBUMC is Suffolk County’s only tertiary hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, and is the only academic medical center on Long Island. Certified for 540 beds, with more than 4,800 employees, it is the largest hospital in Suffolk County. SBUMC treats approximately 30,000 inpatients, more than 250,000 outpatients and is where more than 15,000 surgical cases are performed.

SBUMC provides training programs for community hospitals in the region (e.g. Institute for HealthCare Improvement (IHI) patient safety regional trainers; regional disaster preparedness).

SBUMC is the regional referral center for trauma, stroke and stroke intervention, perinatal and neonatal intensive care, burns, ALS, pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS, pediatric and adult multiple sclerosis, and Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services.

SBUMC brings new advances to Suffolk, such as stroke clot removal from the brain, surgical robotic devices, MRSA vaccine (to prevent super bug methicillin resistant staphylococcus infections) and other groundbreaking clinical trials.


VA Hospital Northport   Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center offers quality medical, surgical, psychiatric, rehabilitative and skilled nursing care to Long Island veterans. With highly qualified and experienced healthcare professionals, state-of-the-art technology, a full range of services, and high ratings with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and other respected accrediting health care organizations, Northport VA Medical Center has a reputation for providing superior healthcare to Long Island's veterans.


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