For over seventy-five years the goal of the University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology has been to provide residents with an environment that promotes the acquisition of knowledge, develops the judgment and skills necessary to practice as a consultant in the field of Anesthesiology, and encourages basic and clinical investigation. The field has expanded greatly over the years and now stretches beyond the operating room into the emergency room, critical care unit, and pain management center. Accordingly, the skills of the anesthesiologist must now go beyond preoperative assessment and intraoperative management. The successful anesthesiologist in the twenty first century will need to be a respected, well-rounded physician with an intimate knowledge of the entire spectrum of perioperative medicine.

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides an outstanding academic environment to train such physicians. The Department is based primarily within the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, a tertiary care referral center providing state-of-the-art medical care to patients from throughout the area. The medical center, in turn, is part of a large, intellectually vibrant university community.

The true strength and measure of any organization is its people. The Department of Anesthesiology enjoys first-rate faculty committed to clinical service, education, and investigation. Now numbering over 40 members, the faculty provides depth and expertise in all areas of modern anesthesiology and perioperative care. Because of the Department's moderate size, however, the atmosphere is informal and conducive to learning. The UW program in anesthesiology enjoys a long history of outstanding residents who have gone on to successful and satisfying careers in private practice and academic settings across the country. Resident groups at the UW become closely knit and develop a camaraderie that lasts a lifetime.

As a UW Anesthesiology resident you will get to know each faculty member personally, and they will get to know you. The result is day-to-day training that is both individualized and challenging early and throughout the residency. As colleagues, faculty and residents provide progressive care to a challenging patient population in the framework of a supportive environment that facilitates academic growth and development. The result is an outstanding learning experience that is difficult to achieve at a larger institution.