Can you give me an overview of your clinical activities?

With this workload, how do you insure that resident education is not sacrificed to service demands?

What are the strongest subspecialties in your department?

Your program seems to place a strong emphasis on Critical Care. Is this true - and why?

Can you describe a typical OR day for your residents?

Do you have an electronic anesthesia record?

Do residents have a book fund?

What kind of fellowships do you offer?

You have a student nurse anesthesia program at Iowa. Don't these nurses compete with residents for cases?

What kind of electives do you have?

Do you offer foreign “mission trip” experiences?

What is your pain rotation like?

I've also heard that you have a very strong regional anesthesia program.

How do you orient new residents to the OR?

What is the teaching like in the OR?

What kinds of teaching opportunities are there for residents?

What changes do you expect in the near future?

How do you insure that residents have the independence needed to prepare them for practice after graduation?

What kind of rotations do you have for the interns?

What can you tell me about your didactic program?

How is resident performance evaluated?

Tell me more about the role that simulator training plays in your program.

What are your "weakest" rotations?

How often do residents take night call?

Is a research project required of your residents?

What are your average duty hours?

When is the next program evaluation due?

Can you briefly summarize the history of your department?

What percent of your graduates pass the American Board of Anesthesiologists (ABA) Exam?

Do your residents have any difficulties finding jobs?

Where do your residents practice?

Who's who in the department?