As of 9p.m. last night, we officially sealed the fate of another class of future Weill Cornell anesthesiology residents. I cannot wait to see the entire makeup of the Class of 2019 and the entirety of this year’s applicant pool left me continually amazed. It is our talented future trainees that continue to inspire us here at Cornell to push the envelope beyond the status quo.
Dr. Brumberger (left) and Dr. Pryor discuss the match list.
Meteorologically, it has been a brutal few months in New York City. There have been shining moments, however, to warm our frozen bodies and reinvigorate the practitioners, educators, and trainees among us.
The PGA and our departmental holiday party in December were successful accents to the holiday season. The residents, I know, were hitting the books hard throughout January in preparation for last week’s In Training Exam. Coupled to our incredibly popular didactic program, I am confident that their efforts will pay off when we receive the results as in years past. Celebrating and bowling with them last weekend at the post-ITE party at Bowlmor was great fun. In the middle of it all, I was thrilled to be present when Ilan Margulis (CA2) was honored with this month’s NYP/WCMC Employee of the Month award for going above and beyond for one patient in particular during a weekend call.
The Residents and Dr. Brumberger take time out to bowl a few frames at the Manhattan bowling alley Bowlmor.
It is unbelievable to me that our first Veterinary Anesthesiology elective is starting the week after next! What was originally conceived in October is already materializing in just 5 short months! Stephanie Vecino (CA3) will be spending one week in Ithaca among the veterinary anesthesiologists at Cornell’s Veterinary College. In addition to having trained at NYP/Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Hospital for Special Surgery, now Stephanie will be able to add the Small, Large, and Exotic Animal Hospitals to her CV! Dogs, cats, and horses will be the bread and butter cases for the week – I cannot wait to hear what the ‘Pheo’s’ end up being. I was emailing one of veterinary anesthesiologists in Ithaca this morning and I know he was looking forward to anesthetizing a 300-kg pig with pneumonia today! Yikes!
