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Fellowship choices for Stanford Anesthesia Graduates over the past 6 years
Cardiac

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

4

2

2

5

3

3

1

2

Palliative care

1

Pain

4

Pediatrics

2

Research

2
2

2

4

2

3

1

1

3

ICU

1

2

3

1

5

2

Regional

4

3

3

2

1

3

Transfusion

1

OB

1

1

1

1

ENT/airway

1

Neuroanesthesia

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Cardiac anesthesia: 1 each at Stanford, UCSD,
UCLA
ICU: 2 at Stanford
Research: 3 at Stanford
OB Anesthesia: 1 at Stanford

Our first virtual interview day with residency applicants
went off flawlessly thanks to the hard work of our
administrative staff led by Janine Roberts. We offered
a virtual open house with a video recording available:
https://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/education/
residency.html
A transcript of the chat Q and A can be found at https://
stanford.io/2JhALdq.

1

site retreat with mindfulness-based curriculum for the
first-year anesthesia resident class led by PRIME faculty
members. This year it was held via Zoom, and wellness
sessions with each class are scheduled every 2-3
months during residency to promote work-life balance
and sense of community.
Residents can apply for $1,500 scholarships to
support wellness and resilience-related interventions.
The success of this resident-based program led to
expansion to fellowship wellness programs, as well as
a rafting trip for first-year residents and an annual Ski
Retreat in Lake Tahoe, to continue building community.
However, with uncertainty of the pandemic, we are
looking at alternative approaches.

We are trying to spread the word about the combined
medicine/anesthesia 5-year program: https://stan.
md/2Ji6LOB
As well as the combined pediatrics/anesthesia 5-year
program: https://stan.md/37ptqAf
For those that are interested!
Finally, the Peer Support and Resilience in Medicine
[PRIME] Wellness program created for residents, led
by a subgroup of faculty with expertise and dedication
to cultivating trainee well-being, has been around for a
decade now! This program includes a weekend off-

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CA-1s Joe Hodapp, Vivek Vallurupalli, Caroline Yeldezian, and Helen
Heymann during their first Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management
skill session

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