Medical Education Program

The Department of Anesthesiology offers a robust educational program for medical students, residents and fellows, welcoming around 40 residents every year and establishing Arizona’s first fellowship in critical care medicine.

With high standards of teaching and training, our program offers subspecialty training in areas such as:

• Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
• Neuroanesthesia
• Chronic Pain Management
• Obstetrical Anesthesia
• Pediatric Anesthesia
• Trauma
• Transplantation
• Intensive Care
• Ambulatory Anesthesia

Program Highlights

The Department of Anesthesiology uses the Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC), a 30,000 square-foot facility designed for interprofessional learning in a high-tech simulated environment. ASTEC features mock operating rooms and is used for all levels of anesthesia training — from basic concepts to advanced crisis management — serving paramedics, medical students, anesthesiology residents and experienced anesthesiologists.

It includes a state-of-the-art interactive human patient simulator by Medical Education Technologies, Inc., linked to standard OR equipment like the Narkomed anesthesia machine and Datex physiologic monitoring system, and equipped with a mock operating room, control room and debriefing area.