​Anesthesiology Re-entry Program

The Anesthesia Remediation and Reentry Program (“ARRP”) provides a *structured and paid* opportunity for anesthesiologists to resume their careers after having:

1. worked in a limited-scope environment such as in endoscopy, cataract, or pain management centers (Cohort 1)
2. been away from medicine or anesthesia altogether for a significant period of time (Cohort 2)
3. faced significant personal challenges (Cohort 3)
4. had difficulty fulfilling or maintaining board certification requirements (Cohort 4)

The mission of ARRP is to provide a hands-on, comprehensive, high-quality hospital-based clinical and academic-style program for fully trained anesthesiologists who seek or require knowledge and skill updating, or other sorts of supervised remediation, to successfully achieve their career goals.  

The objective of ARRP is to identify and address gaps in knowledge, competencies, or skills through an in-depth evaluation process; and for participants to complete an individualized remediation plan.

Anesthesiologists who successfully complete ARRP will have the fundamentals to achieve their goals and resume their career path.

ARRP will embody some of the ACGME governance and best practices while marshaling ACCME evidence with respect to adult learners. The Program is hands-on and supervised, with enrollees going through 4 Phases based on their renewed capabilities:

1. observe
2. assist
3. provide care under direct supervision 
4. provide care under general supervision

Please call or email us today to learn more about the Anesthesia Remediation and Reentry Program [ARRP] today!

We offer 2 separate and distinct reentry programs; a simulation-based retraining program of 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks duration and a simulation-based competency assessment program.

The Simulation-Based Retraining Program is a one-on-one retraining program. The simulations occur daily on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for approximately 1.5 -3 hours/day. The remaining portion of the day is spent in OR observation. Participants may proctor any educational activity conducted in the department including daily conferences, case based discussions and bi-weekly journal club during the retraining. The topics covered in the simulated environment include anesthetic induction , emergence, perioperative hypoxia, hypotension, ACLS and PALS protocols, Difficult Airway Management including the use of video-assisted devices and flexible bronchscopic intubations. The New York State Department of Health Office for Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) accepted our 6 week simulation-based retraining program as a prerequisite for the re-licensure of physician who was non-clinical for a protracted time (>10 years).

Our Simulation-Based Assessment Program has been used by state licensing bodies such as NY state licensing body, NJ state medical board, Vermont Medical Board, academic and private institutions. The assessment occurs over 2 days and includes 6-8 simulated scenarios and 2 standardized examinations.

In addition to top-of-the-line adult, child and infant mannequin-based simulators we also have a virtual fiber optic simulator and a virtual TEE simulator for your education.

We also offer a 10% discount for our retraining program if you also participate in our assessment program. For more details, please visit the program website: www.sinaianesthesia.com/simulator

Drexel Physician Refresher/Reentry Program began at its predecessor program (Medical College of Pennsylvania) in 1968; the anesthesiology track was added in 2012.

The program includes a Structured Preceptorship in anesthesiology that is offered in six-week rotations; physicians may take the course for 6 weeks, 12 weeks, or longer. All rotations are at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, a tertiary care teaching hospital in downtown Philadelphia.

While physician trainees work alongside all faculty members (based on participant interest in the cases) as well as other learners in an academic setting, every week, they also meet with a dedicated preceptor to review the exercises and receive feedback on progress.

Upon completion, we write one final letter stating accomplishments in the course and help physicians long after program completion for references.

Courses start the first Monday of each month. For more details and application please see the website -http://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/continuing-education/physician-refresher-re-entry-program/.