Prospective Residents
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Mission
The mission of the residency program of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is to train future physician anesthesiologists to meet the needs of their community and lead our specialty.
Program Aims
1. Develop physicians committed to using evidence-based practice, quality improvement and advances in patient safety to provide superior patient-centered care.
2. Create innovative educational programs and methods, and confirm effectiveness through outcomes research.
3. Develop national and community leaders in anesthesiology and medicine.
4. Advance the field of anesthesiology through support of resident scholarly activity.
5. Foster a mutually supportive and respectful culture that actively promotes diversity, wellness, and teamwork to cultivate an effective learning environment.
Applicant information
Thank you for your interest in our department and training program. We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Residency Coordinator at (503) 418-2001 or Madeline Welch
Applications will be accepted only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). If you have any questions about ERAS, please contact the Dean's Office at your School of Medicine. Applications will be considered complete when they include:
- CAF (common application form)
- Dean's letter from medical school
- 3 letters of recommendation from additional physicians
- Medical school grade transcript
- Copies of all USMLE or COMLEX board score results. We can accept USMLE Step 2, or COMLEX 2 test scores, by January 31 prior to ranking.
- Personal statement.
Your personal statement should include a brief autobiography, your expectations of a residency program and a statement of your future career goals. A recent photo is also helpful to us. For IMG’s, you must have an ECFMG certificate and participate in the NRMP. In addition, those applicants who are not USA citizens must be able to meet the current requirements for an appropriate USA visa and be eligible to work in the United States upon matriculation.
In an effort to attain a more comprehensive understanding of personal characteristics and future aspirations, we are encouraging all interested applicants to answer the following questions. Please limited your responses to less than 150 words per questions and upload with your ERAS documents. Please include the supplemental questions at the bottom of your personal statement.
1. What part of our program excites you the most in terms of your own personal growth?
2. Please describe how you have improved yourself as an advocate/ally and how you plan to incorporate this into your medical training and practice.
No ERAS application will be considered complete until the Dean's letter is included (which are distributed in October). Deadline for submission for a completed ERAS application is November 1st. Your application will be reviewed initially and then again upon completion. Interviews are offered to those candidates who fulfill our Department's criteria. Interviews will be scheduled during October, November, December, January.
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Contact Laura Stadum, JD at 503-494-0258 or titleix@ohsu.edu.
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