Research and Scholarly Activities
Research
There are many opportunities to either participate in an ongoing research project or design a study. Examples of current projects include the following:
- Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients: Identifying Resilience and Vulnerability Profiles
- Long-Term Real-World Outcomes Study on Patients Implanted with a Neurostimulator (REALITY) - NCT03876054
- A 5-year Superion™ IDS Clinical Outcomes Post-Approval Evaluation (SCOPE) - NCT04192591
- Clinical Validation of the StimpodTM and TOFscan Acceleromyography and electromyography
- Testing and evaluation of pattern matching software in medical diagnostic imaging
- Patient Assessment of Functional Improvement during Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial in the Setting of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Conferences
In addition to GME benefits, residents who participate in scientific presentations at regional or national anesthesiology meetings or conferences will have travel, food and registration expenses reimbursed by the Rush Department of Anesthesiology. Examples of recent conferences that residents have participated in are:
Midwest Anesthesia Residents’ Conference
The Midwest Anesthesia Resident’s Conference (MARC) was held in-person in St. Louis, MO April 29-May 1, 2022. It was hosted by University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Louis University, Washington University-St. Louis, and University of Iowa. The Rush Department of Anesthesiology has nearly 30 research studies or case reports presented by residents each year. At the most-recent MARC, 8 awards were presented to Rush University Department of Anesthesiology residents for their presentations. Past MARC Conferences took place in Detroit in 2019 and in Cincinnati in 2018. At the 2019 MARC Conference Dr. Salvin Jacob and Dr. Drew LaCombe achieved the honor of earning an Association of Midwest Academic Anesthesia Chairs awards for Basic Science Poster Presentations.
American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting
The 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists took place in San Diego. Many of our residents and attendings were in attendance. The 2022 annual meeting will take place in New Orleans October 21-25, 2022.
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Meeting
A Rush resident presented at the 2022 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium Meeting in Palm Springs, California.
International Anesthesia Research Society Meeting
A Rush resident presented virtually at the 2022 International Anesthesia Research Society and International Science Symposium Meeting.
Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Meeting
A Rush resident presented virtually at the 2022 Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Meeting.
Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Meeting
A Rush resident presented at the 2022 Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Meeting in Chicago.
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Meeting
A Rush resident presented at the 2021 ASRA Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting in San Francisco.
Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting
Rush residents presented at the 2020 Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting in Nassau, Bahamas.
Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology Meeting
A Rush resident presented at the 2018 Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology Meeting in New York City.
American Society of Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine Meeting
Rush residents presented at the 2019 American Society of Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine Meeting in New Orleans.
Resident advocacy activities
We are proud of our broad resident involvement in professional societies. These currently include:
Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists
Angelica Vargas, MD, was voted the 2016-2017 president of the Resident Component of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists. As part of her duties, she served as the Illinois delegate of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Resident House of Delegates during the ASA’s annual meeting in San Diego, held October 24-28, 2015.
As president, Vargas worked to fulfill the mission of the ISA, which includes efforts in the following:
- Encourage residents to participate in the activities of the ISA and the ASA
- Nurture leadership in organized medicine
- Communicate resident concerns to the ISA board of directors and participate in the decision-making process
- Facilitate transition to active membership in the ISA and ASA upon completion of residency
Other activities
- American Society of Anesthesiologists: Several Rush residents serve as ASA resident delegates.
- Rush House Staff Association: delegate representation
- Rush House Staff Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee: delegate representation
- American Medical Association: delegate representation