Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship

Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship Program Director

Manuel R. Castresana, M.D., F.C.C.M.

Residency and Fellowship Education Coordinator

Susan Dawkins

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Medical College of Georgia

Georgia Regents University

1120 15th Street, BIW-2144

Augusta, GA 30912-2700

Phone 706-721-3871

Fax 706-721-7753

Email sdawkins@gru.edu

For residency/fellowship verification, contact Susan Dawkins

 

General Information

Our accrediated Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship Program at the Medical College of Georgia at GRU accepts two fellows each year.

A majority of the fellowship will be spent working with critically ill adult patients, primarily surgical critical care patients, including those with multiple trauma; spinal cord injury, brain injury or other neurologic insults; and cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgeries. Additional clinical experiences include general medical critical care and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Our fellows will be responsible for a range of duties from consultation to total patient management. The fellow will also supervise and teach residents and senior medical students and act as a liaison between the Critical Care Service and other clinical services involved in the care of critically ill patients.

This 12-month fellowship program is designed to train board-eligible anesthesiologists in all aspects of care of the critically ill and injured surgical patient. It prepares the fellow to function with advanced skills suited for either an academic or clinical career. Following completion of the program, the fellow will be qualified for the American Board of Anesthesiology examination certifying "Added Fellow Qualifications in Anesthesiology Critical Care."

The educational philosophy of the program is to provide a comprehensive matrix upon which to:

• Build a scientifically sound, evidence-based medical approach to cost-effective management of the critically ill patient using the latest technologies and innovations
• Facilitate interpersonal skills in physician-patient and physician-family communication, especially with regard to end-of-life and other ethical issues
• Promote effective and productive teaching skills
• Develop intensive care unit leadership and administrative skills
• Foster an interest in and aptitude for scientific research and critical thinking