Advanced Clinical Experience

Advanced Training in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

SUPRA is proud to offer an advanced clinical experience in pediatric regional anesthesia

 

  • This is a 50% Clinical Instructor position as an attending pediatric anesthesiologist and 50% Clinical Scholar position for the advance clinical experience.
  • Regional attending-led block placement and follow-up with active fellow participation in block placement and follow-up

Benefits:

  • NO required call commitment for general OR or Regional team (may take call if desired)
  • Regularly scheduled non-clinical days to pursue academic interests
  • Minimal overlap with pediatric anesthesia fellows on regional service
  • Improved marketability after clinical experience

Overall Goals of Clinical Experience

  • Develop an in-depth knowledge of pediatric anatomy relevant to regional anesthesia.
  • Become technically proficient in the performance of regional techniques in children.
  • Become knowledgeable about pediatric regional anesthesia literature.
  • Stretch goal: complete a regional anesthesia academic project
  • Present an abstract at a national meeting

Please submit your application with the following documents preferably electronically or by mail to the Program Administrator:

Advanced Clinical Scholar in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Selection Committee
c/o Esperanza Magallanes
espermag@stanford.edu
Center for Academic Medicine (CAM)
Pediatric Anesthesia + Mail Code: 5663
Stanford University School of Medicine
453 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: 650.723.5728

Application Requirements

  • Application Form: download pdf here
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • 3 letters of recommendation including one from your residency program director. At least one of the remaining letters should be written by a pediatric anesthesia faculty or staff member
  • Copy of medical school diploma
  • If residency has been completed, please submit your residency completion certificate and your competency-based summative evaluation written by your program director
  • Must be American Board of Anesthesiology certified or eligible to practice pediatric anesthesiology in the United States

Application Timeline

      • For August 1st start dates, applications are accepted through March 31st

Our prior ACE graduates:

2017-2018 – Carole Lin

2018-2019 – Curtis Darling

2019-2020 – Mo Esfahanian

2020-2021 – Lauren Smith

2021-2022 – Steven Abboud

2022-2023 – Veronica Zoghbi

2023-2024 – Lilinete Polsunas