ROTATION: CA-3 Rotation in Ambulatory Anesthesia at the Florida Surgical Center (FSC) (also see FSC Regional Anesthesia Rotation)
TYPE: Required or elective 
DURATION: 1 month - 6 months
FACULTY:  F. Kayser Enneking, MD
PREREQUISITES: CA-3 Resident in Good Standing

CA-3 SPECIFIC GOALS AND COMPETENCIES in the ADVANCED CLINICAL TRACK

Goals:

• Develop a case report or clinical study for presentation at the society's annual meeting (for residents with 3 months or more at FSC)

• For residents with more than 3 months at FSC, the resident should participate in the advanced curriculum as recommended by SAMBA

• Learn about how to set up and administer a free-standing ambulatory surgery facility

• Learn the differences between a hospital associated ambulatory unit, a free-standing ambulatory unit, and office-based anesthesia

Specific Competencies: (see core rotation also)

PATIENT CARE SKILLS

• Be able to rapidly and appropriately perform a preoperative evaluation and plan an ambulatory anesthetic independently

• Be able to independently determine the suitability of an individual patient for ambulatory management

• Be able to manage anesthesia for the ambulatory patient efficiently and independently using:

  • General anesthetic techniques that allow for rapid discharge of the patient with minimal side-effects

  • Regional anesthetic techniques that allow for rapid discharge of the patient with minimal side-effects

• Be able to independently determine suitability of a patient for discharge home and be able to provide appropriate care for those patients that do not meet discharge criteria.

ALL OTHER COMPETENCIES - SEE BASIC ROTATION PLUS GENERAL COMPETENCIES