What makes our Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship different
Our ACGME-accredited fellowship program accepts up to eight fellows annually. The program is structured to meet the requirements for subspecialty certification in pediatric anesthesiology. The core of the training program involves the care of pediatric patients in the operating rooms, other anesthetizing locations and intensive care units, and includes out-of-OR anesthetics, pre-anesthesia evaluation, post-anesthesia care, pain management and advanced life support for neonates, infants and children.
The 298-bed, freestanding Children's Wisconsin is affiliated with the training programs of the Medical College of Wisconsin. It is the largest pediatric hospital in the state of Wisconsin. Children's Wisconsin has been ranked as a top tier pediatric center by such entities as Parents magazine through its Best Children's Hospitals survey, US News and World Report's annual top choice hospitals rankings, and is annually the recipient of myriad other recognitions.
Children's Wisconsin serves a geographic area comprising parts of four other states. Children's Wisconsin and an affiliated Surgicenter provide a full range of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. The Children's Wisconsin facilities include a day surgery area, preoperative clinic, two PACU areas with 16 beds, a hybrid cath lab, and 17 operative suites on two floors. Anesthesia services are routinely provided in several additional locations including interventional radiology, CT, MRI, ERCP, and radiation therapy. The Jane B Pettit Pain and Palliative Care Center, located in the Clinics Building on the Children's Wisconsin campus, accommodates over 1500 outpatient visits annually, as well as supporting the Acute Pain Service faculty. The Children's Wisconsin Surgicenter includes a 6-room operative suite with associated day surgery and PACU areas.
In all, over 25,000 anesthetics and sedations are performed annually by the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, ranking our program among the nation's largest and busiest academic pediatric centers.
We currently have more than 35 faculty members. Many have dual certifications in Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, or advanced certification in Critical Care or Pain Medicine.
Average case numbers
| Group | Defined Category | Program Average | ACGME Minimum |
| Patients | Total Number of Patients | 349 | 240 |
| Age Group of Patients | Neonates | 32.5 | 15 |
| 1-11 mos | 61.75 | 40 | |
| 1-2 years | 48.25 | 40 | |
| 3-11 years | 114.5 | 75 | |
| 12-17 years | 81.75 | 30 | |
| ASA | ASA 1 | 48.75 | 25 |
| ASA 2 | 107.25 | 42 | |
| ASA 3 | 122.25 | 50 | |
| ASA 4 | 65 | 20 | |
| Anesthesiology Procedures | Epidural/caudal | 16.5 | 10 |
| General | 312.5 | 200 | |
| Peripheral Nerve Block | 30.75 | 11 | |
| Arterial Cannulation | 67.5 | 30 | |
| Central Venous Cannulation | 26 | 6 | |
| Flexible fiberoptic technique | 10.25 | 4 | |
| Surgery | Airway Surgery | 19.5 | 7 |
| Cardiac with cardiopulmonary bypass | 23 | 15 | |
| Cardiac without cardiopulmonary bypass | 9.25 | 5 | |
| Craniofacial surgery | 7.25 | 3 | |
| Intra-abdominal | 49.75 | 12 | |
| Intracranial neuro | 17.75 | 9 | |
| Intrathoracic non cardiac | 10.25 | 5 | |
| Major orthopedic surgery | 17.5 | 5 | |
| Total neonate emergency | 12.75 | 3 | |
| Other (operative) | 133.75 | 55 | |
| Other (non-operative) | 33.75 | 10 | |
| Pain Management | Consultations and PCA | 56 | 17 |
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
MCWAH offers its housestaff a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, worker's compensation, life, disability and professional liability insurance; leave benefits; mental health and wellness benefits; monthly stipends and more.
The 2021-2022 stipend rate for PG-5 is $69,400
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Educational support
Fellow investment in learning is supported through reimbursement of expenses related to training and professional development with an annual Working Condition Fringe Benefit. This is a $1,500 per academic year taxable payment to housestaff to help defray expenses for license fees, DEA fees, license exam fees and text books. These funds are supplied through the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH), and divided into two payments within the academic year.
Additionally, all Pediatric fellows receive $1,000 to support professional expenses incurred throughout the one-year fellowship academic year. Professional expenses include textbook purchases board exam fees, licensures, medical mission work, technology devices and membership fees.
Presentation support
The department will provide support for presentations where the fellow played the primary role in the conduct of the study or organization of the material. The Department will support up to $1,500 to be used for presentation expenses, registration fees, travel costs and meals.
All fellows are also given the opportunity to attend and compete in the Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference.