The University of Texas Health San Antonio Anesthesiology Residency is a large sized program consisting of 18 residents per year (typically 15 civilian spots and 2 active duty Air Force spots), with a full complement of 72 residents. We are committed to an intellectual environment that will facilitate the acquisition of comprehensive knowledge, technical skills, clinical judgment, and professional attitudes which are essential to the practice of anesthesiology. We have a long tradition of training board-certified anesthesiologists and providing excellent care to our patients in South Texas.

The clinical base (intern) year is designed to provide a basis of knowledge and experience in internal medicine, surgery (vascular, general, & trauma), surgical and medical intensive care, cardiology, pulmonary and preoperative medicine. The clinical anesthesia years are graded in terms of severity of illness, complexity of surgery, and risk of morbidity/mortality. In the CA-1/PGY-2 year, basic knowledge and anesthetic skills are learned on lower risk patients undergoing relatively simple procedures. Many of these patients are ambulatory. The CA-2/PGY-3 year is designed to teach sub-specialty anesthesia to include cardiothoracic, obstetrics, pediatrics, critical care, hepatobiliary, acute and chronic pain and regional anesthesia and post anesthesia recovery unit. The CA-3/PGY-4 year is designed to offer flexibility regarding the resident’s career goals. Residents in the CA-3 residents provide anesthesia for the most difficult surgical procedures, often with high-risk patients. Further on call, CA-3 residents function as junior faculty, carrying emergency pagers, triaging/optimizing patients, responding to traumas and serving as perioperative consultants. The didactic program and clinical teaching are based on a curriculum centered on the ACGME core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice

An important goal of the program is to ensure board certification for the residents. The final goal is to train a highly competent consultant anesthesiologists who interacts appropriately with colleagues and maintains a desire for life-long learning.

The UT Health San Antonio Anesthesiology Residency offers three military slots (2 interns/PGY-1, 1 CA-1/PGY-2) per year. This is subject to change year to year based on USAF needs and funding.

The department has nine faculty mentors who are military veterans/retirees, including the residency program director, and maintains a strong partnership with the UT Health SA Military Health Institute.

The program also offers unique military opportunities and training, such as:

• Advanced Trauma Life Support 
• Combat Casualty Courses
• Stop the Bleed

UT Health San Antonio offers a robust community of active duty AF trainees in Anesthesiology and other residencies, including general surgery, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, and psychiatry.

For additional program-specific information, including clinical rotations/schedules, curriculum, and research opportunities, please visit the UT Health San Antonio Anesthesiology Residency Program.

To be considered for an active duty residency position, please e-mail us the Anesthesiology Education Team with the following application information:

• Name, military Service, and scholarship program (HPSP, HSCP, USU, or currently on active duty as a physician), e-mail address, and phone number
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement/Letter of Intent (may use the same statement in your graduate medicine education application packet)
• Self-report of USMLE/COMLEX scores.  Include the number of attempts and whether you have failed any attempts.  If USMLE/COMLEX step/level 2 scores are not available, please provide the exam date, if scheduled
• Self-report of any failed courses or clinical rotations during medical school
• Self-report of current and/or previous adverse comments in medical school transcript, military, or GME records that will appear in your GME application. If you are unsure of what you should disclose, contact the appropriate organization that will be submitting the information for your GME application, e.g. your school’s student affairs office regarding your medical school transcript
• Additional details about research listed on your CV, if applicable

Fourth year Air Force medical students can rotate with UT Health San Antonio Anesthesiology Residency by contacting us via Visiting Student Learning Opportunities. A supplemental application is required and reviewed by the education team before approval. Contact our Medical Student Program Coordinator for further details.