The anesthesiology residency at MMC is a categorical program that accepts five new residents a year. Starting intern year, residents have two months rotating with the anesthesia department.

At a Glance:

• 20 Residents- small program
• High clinical case load volume
• Over 50 staff anesthesiologists
• MMC – Referral base for over 1.3 million people from Maine and New Hampshire
• Over 600 beds, 54 anesthetizing locations
• Only Level I trauma center in Maine, largest north of Boston
• Regional leader – open heart surgery, kidney transplantation, pediatric surgery, OB and Neurosurgery
• Residents assigned advisors during PGY1 year.
  • Meetings with advisors and program director every (6) months to assess progress and career plans
• State of the art simulation center
• Affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine
• 100% Board pass rate

Work-Life Balance

• Maine Medical Center prioritizes resident well-being. 
• One of the only programs in the nation to provide call breaks to residents during their 24 hour call shift, Monday-Friday.
• PGY 1 Residents are given a day off during the beginning of the PGY1 year to allow them to set up appointment with local providers. 
• Portland lifestyle – encourages wellness
  • World-class hiking, sailing, skiing, and beaches, to name but a few, make this an attractive area in which to live and work.
• Low cost of living and wide range of choices spanning both urban and rural
• Either renting or purchasing a home is manageable on a resident salary
• Highly ranked public school systems in the Portland area
• Easy access to Portland International Jetport or Boston Logan International Airport

List of Resident Involvement

• Elected positions in MMC House Staff Association (President, Treasurer)
• Appointed positions in Maine Society of Anesthesiologists
• Hospital department committees (HVAC, Quality Improvement, Wellness, Transfusion/Blood Bank, etc.)
• Tufts University School of Medicine Admissions committee
• All residents attend Program Evaluation Committee meetings
  
  

Maine Accolades:

• Portland Maine, 2018 Restaurant City of the Year
• Bethel, Maine named America’s best ski town
• Maine, Safest State in America
• Top US Beer City, Brewbound
• Two Maine breweries made beer rating website RateBeer.com’s list of the “Best Brewers in the World for the Year 2019”
• Ogunquit Beach, #15 on Tripadvisor’s top 25 beaches in the United States