Program Competencies

1. Demonstrate the fundamental skills necessary to perform a comprehensive perioperative anesthetic patient management, conveying sound clinical judgment, technical proficiency, and patient safety across a wide variety of patient populations and care settings.
2. Apply knowledge in biomedical, pharmacologic, and physiologic principles to anesthetic planning and delivery, integrating evidence-based standards to guide safe and efficacious clinical decisions.
3. Exhibit integrity, accountability, and respect in all professional interactions while upholding ethical, legal, and institutional standards as befits an Anesthesiologist Assistant.
4. Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams; function as a supportive interprofessional and integral member within the Anesthesia Care team.
5. Engage in continuous self-assessment, scholarship learning and application of evidence-based medicine, quality and patient safety initiatives to clinical practice and patient care.