Prospective Residents & Fellows

Did You Know?

OHSU resident preparing to perform a femoral nerve block.

• Among our department's 38 residents, each will place on average over 200 peripheral nerve blocks during the course of their training
• Our faculty have international experience in teaching regional anesthesia skills and techniques, including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Canada.
• We primarily use ultrasound guidance with or without nerve stimulation.
• We place between 1,200 and 2,000 peripheral nerve blocks annually.
• Over 70 percent of our nerve blocks utilize continuous catheter techniques.
• Approximately half of the patients receiving continuous nerve block catheters go home with a catheter & home pump through our innovative home pump program