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91ɫƵ Anesthesiology Residency

As the only anesthesiology training program in Southeast Wisconsin, we offer an exclusive opportunity for residents to learn and participate in patient care at several outstanding, 91ɫƵ affiliated area hospitals. The broad diversity and sheer number of anesthetic cases allow our residents the opportunity to care for a variety of patients and to train in a full range of surgical procedures. Apply now
Chief residents 2024-25

Welcome from the Chief Residents

Dr. Mackenzie McGrath, Dr. Paul Otto and Dr. Megan Vylonis welcome potential candidates to, and share more about, the 91ɫƵ Anesthesiology residency.

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Mission & Vision

The 91ɫƵ’s Department of Anesthesiology Residency Program is committed to developing consultant-level physician anesthesiologists.
  • Program Information

    Didactics, yearly overview, rotation descriptions, and more

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  • Goals and Objectives

    What you'll learn during your training at 91ɫƵ

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  • Applying

    The first step to becoming part of our Anesthesiology family

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  • Current Resident Roster

    Meet our current trainees

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  • Benefits, Conditions, and Terms of Employment

    The 91ɫƵ Affiliated Hospitals offers its housestaff a comprehensive benefits package

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  • Housestaff Life

    Housing information, spouse/significant other association, and underrepresented in medicine committee resources

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  • Visa Information

    Details about visa requirements and other visa-related resources

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  • 91ɫƵ Graduate Medical Education

    Information and resources important to all 91ɫƵ housestaff

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Average case logs

  Average 91ɫƵ Resident
(2024 graduate averages)
ACGME Minimum
Patients younger than 12 183 100
Patients 3 months - 2 years 77 20
Patients younger than 3 mos. 13 5
Vaginal delivery 81 40
C-Section 42 20
Spinal 55 40
Epidural 97 40
Intracerebral 43 20
Intracerebral open
10 10
Intrathoracic non-cardiac
34
20
Major vascular 48 20
Cardiac 43 20
Peripheral Nerve Block 147 20
Pain evaluation — new patient
53
20
Pain procedures 78 N/A

Unique benefits

Educational support

Residents receive $2,000 ($500 from the Department and $1,500 from Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, included in the stipend) per year for educational purposes. The Department funds are for license fees, dues, PDA, etc. The Department provides additional funds of up to $1,500 per year to cover registration, travel, lodging, and meals to residents presenting at meetings and conferences. 

Residents also have access to the STAR Center, a state-of-the-art simulation center; a vast collection of medical information (e-textbooks, PubMed with many journal subscriptions, UptoDate, etc) via 91ɫƵ Libraries; and Anesthesia Toolbox, New Innovations and D2L accounts that provide additional learning opportunities such as lectures, quizzes, keyword reviews, and practice management guidelines. For In-Training Exam and American Board of Anesthesiology exam preparation, the Department funds residents’ subscriptions to TrueLearn question banks each year.

Our Department is also proud to include an educational specialist, Jessica De Santis, PhD, as part of our faculty and residency leadership team. She provides educational expertise and study plan/test preparation support for our residents throughout residency, as well as providing significant contributions to faculty development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion initiatives, community outreach, and professional development.

 

Research opportunities

For those who are interested in extensive clinical and research training, we are one of only 16 Anesthesiology residency programs in the U.S. to hold a NIH/NIGMS T32 funding mechanism to support mentored-research during clinical training. In addition to the NIH T32, in collaboration with the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and Pediatrics, we offer appointments on a NIH/NHLBI R38 grant to allow for career development as a clinician-investigator.

The STAT Program (Specialized Training in Anesthesiology Team Science) is an extensive program for those with a strong research background. Briefly, it is a 4-year track of clinical anesthesiology training followed by a year as a faculty instructor with protected research time. During the four years of residency training, the resident receives a total of 11 blocks of research time, the maximum allowable per the ABA. Following residency, the resident is hired as a faculty instructor with 80 percent protected research time. For trainees with limited research experience and have research interests that align with the priorities of the NHLBI, a R38 appointment is possible, which allows for up to 18 months of protected time. Interested applicants should apply to 91ɫƵ’s Categorical Research Track (NRMP Program code 1784040C2). 

STAT program year overview

Other opportunities also exist for residents to participate in scholarly activities which may include contributing to case reports or retrospective reviews. These endeavors can occur during the intern year or during the three years of residency training. Other scholarly opportunities include significant support of resident attendance at national conferences and the opportunity to take a 2-week research elective to work on smaller research projects. The Department provides up to $1,500 per year (2024) in addition to other educational funds to reimburse travel and registration costs for a resident who is presenting at a national meeting. Additionally, all residents are given the opportunity to attend the , at which many of our residents win awards. Our Department funds attendance of this meeting separate from other education funds, and 91ɫƵ’s residents and medical students have historically had excellent representation at this meeting.


Moonlighting

Our residents can internally moonlight in Obstetric Anesthesia at the Froedtert Birth Center or in the Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) at Froedtert, as long as they have successfully completed the respective rotation previously, meet academic performance criteria including ITE score > 50th percentile (CA1) or > 20th percentile (CA2-3), and meet the administrative requirements for moonlighting below.

All residents who meet the administrative requirements below (regardless of academic performance) are eligible for After-5 Pay when working after 5 p.m. and not on call in the Froedtert ORs.

To receive moonlighting pay, administrative requirements dictate that residents must have their full unrestricted Wisconsin medical license, and moonlighting cannot cause a work-hour violation under the ACGME guidelines. Residents in Anesthesiology have opportunities to sign up for FBC & CVICU shifts each block and are paid by 91ɫƵ Affiliated Hospitals for these shifts. External moonlighting and moonlighting by housestaff on a J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa are not permitted. Housestaff on an H-1B Temporary Professional Workers visa are permitted to participate in internal moonlighting.

91ɫƵ Anesthesiology

91ɫƵ Anesthesiology

The Department of Anesthesiology strives to provide exemplary patient care, advance standards through development of innovative applications of processes and technology, and pursue research that defines novel therapies in a dynamic academic environment

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Education

Educating and developing the next generation of physicians and scientists

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Research

Discovering and translating new knowledge in the biomedical sciences

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Fellowships

Offering advanced training in seven anesthesiology subspecialties

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Patient Care

Providing cutting-edge, interdisciplinary and compassionate care of the highest quality

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Contact Us

Education Division
Department of Anesthesiology
91ɫƵ
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226

General phone: (414) 805-7455

General email: anesth@mcw.edu

 

Education Program Coordinators

Ahleya Hayward (Education Division)
ahayward@mcw.edu

Amy Kjaer (Residency)
akjaer@mcw.edu

Nathan Karst (Medical Student Education, Internship, Combined Residencies)
nkarst@mcw.edu

Sarah Pritchard (Fellowship - Adult Cardiothoracic, Critical Care, Pain, RAAPM)
spritchard@mcw.edu

Rachel Smith (Fellowship - OB, Pediatric)
rasmith@mcw.edu

Laura González, MD
Program Director
Assistant Professor

Anne Castro, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor


Maria Muravyeva, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor

Chelsea Willie, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor


Amber Zdanovec, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor


M. Tracy Zundel, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor

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