Anesthesiology

In order to participate in the BH Robbins Scholar Program, the following requirements must be met:
 

• Maintenance of better-than-average clinical competence evaluations.
   
• Mandatory participation in a monthly seminar series that covers a broad range of research topics including but not limited to ongoing research in the department, available resources for research at Vanderbilt and topics fundamental to design and conduct of research-mentorship, basic statistics, navigating the IRB, medical writing, grant writing, public speaking etc. This is an integral part of the BH Robbins Program and an attendance of greater than 75% is expected.
   
• Participation in the selection and hosting of the once yearly BH Robbins Lectureship speaker
   
• Attendance at, and participation in, as appropriate, the Annual Research Retreat and other mandatory department functions.
   
• Participation in appropriate events of the ASA, IARS and the Association of University Anesthesiologists as appropriate
   
• Completion of at least one approved research project.
   
• At least one presentation at a national scientific meeting.
   
• Submission to a peer-reviewed journal of at least one paper during the CA1-3 years and, ideally, acceptance for publication of at least two papers in peer-reviewed journals by the end of the first fellowship year.