During lectures, basic science material is presented and then applied in selected case management discussions. Faculty members believe that problem solving is central to the practice of anesthesiology.
Throughout each of the three years of training, there are required weekly didactic lectures based primarily on the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) content outline. Residents join together by zoom for the lectures. In addition, each hospital's Department of Anesthesiology sponsors various weekly educational conferences designed to augment the resident’s knowledge.
Faculty members, community practitioners and anesthesiology residents gather for the Visiting Professor lecture series, which hosts up to six nationally recognized professors per year.
In addition, University Professor Rounds, Core Master Sessions, Journal Club,and Mortality/Morbidity Conferences are held monthly. The Can-Am Anesthesia Conference is held around May and has alternated between historic Niagara Falls, Canada, and UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. This event is sponsored by the University at Buffalo, Western Ontario University, McMaster University, Albany University, and Rochester University.
| Introductory Seminars | 77 Goodell St., 5th Fl, Suite 550 | 1 week between July-August |
| PGY 2-4 Seminars | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Thursdays | Every Week September-June |
| Peer Led Review | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Fridays | 1 per month September-June |
| Journal Club | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Fridays Alternates with Mock Orals | 1 every other month September-June |
| Key Word Topic Review with Dr. Nader | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Fridays | 1 per month September-June |
| Key Word Topic Review-Resident Led | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Fridays | 1 per month September-June |
| Mock Orals | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Friday Alternates with Journal Club | 1 every other month September-June |
| Visiting Professor Series | Zoom | 4-6 times per year |
| Morbidity/Mortality Conference | Zoom: 6-7:30 a.m., Thursdays | Every other month |
| Problem-Based Learning/QI | Zoom: 6-730am Thursdays | 4 times a year from September-June |
| Grand Rounds | Zoom and In-Person: TBA | 5-6 times per year |
| POCUS & TEE | Zoom and In-Person: TBA | 4 times every year |
| Resident & Program Townhalls | Zoom and In-Person: TBA | 1st Friday of every quarter |
| In-Training Examination | Computer Lab (Jacobs School) | February: TBA |
| Regional Workshop | Behling Simulation Lab (Jacobs School) | TBA: 2026 *Alternates annually with Airway workshop |
| Airway Workshop | Behling Simulation Lab | March 22, 2025 *Alternates annually with Regional Workshop |
| Can-Am Conference | Alternates from Jacobs School or Niagara Falls, Ontario | TBA |
Simulation Training | Behling Simulation Center | 1/2 days every other Thursday on a rotating schedule |