Training Anesthesiology Residents to Care for the Traumatically Injured in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Training and education for trauma anesthesiology have been predicated on 2 primary pathways: learning through peripheral "complex, massive transfusion cases"-an assumption that is flawed due to the unique demands, skills, and knowledge of trauma anesthesiology-or learning through experiential education, which is also incomplete due to its unpredictable and variable exposure. Residents may receive training from senior physicians who may not maintain a trauma-focused continuing medical education. Further compounding the issue is the lack of fellowship-trained clinicians and standardized curricula. The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) provides a section for trauma education in its Initial Certification in Anesthesiology Content Outline. However, many trauma-related topics also fall unde

SUBMITTER: Blaine KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079293 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature