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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

The eligible residents were second-year residents (anesthesia residency training was only two years in duration during the 1980’s). As a second-year resident, I was a partially trained anesthesiologist who had done only 800-1000 anesthetics at that time, and was not yet eligible to sit for the American Board of Anesthesia exam.

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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. Rotating training programs create regular influx and outflux of surgical residents and trainee nurses.

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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR VITA BY RICK NOVAK

The Anesthesia Consultant

I’m not,” said Dr. Lucas, who was her anesthesiologist. The surgical resident and the scrub tech held suction catheters in the abdomen, but the stream of blood bubbled upward past the catheters. Her hand trembled as she reached up to remove the mask. I’m scared,” she said. A red sea rose between them.

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WHEN INTERNS AND RESIDENTS UNIONIZE

The Anesthesia Consultant

“The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the representative body of all accredited medical schools in the United States and Canada, as well as over 400 teaching hospitals, vehemently opposed all resident unionization efforts. The post WHEN INTERNS AND RESIDENTS UNIONIZE appeared first on The anesthesia consultant.

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SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO

The Anesthesia Consultant

Judith Chang turned her back on the operating room table, and peeled off her surgical gloves. The surgical resident would conclude the task of sewing the skin closed. KIRKUS REVIEW In this debut thriller, tragedies strike an anesthesiologist as he tries to start a new life with his son. I stroked my chin.