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Enjoy a diverse clinical and classroom experience that’s among the best in the nation.
Elevating Anesthesiology Education
The U-M Medical School Anesthesiology Department consistently ranks among the best training programs in the nation. Our training programs offer residents and trainees the opportunity to learn diverse clinical services from industry leaders. Under our guidance, trainees develop skills that equip them to exceed the highest standards of patient care and research.
EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS
Simulation Education
Explore and employ state-of-the-art simulation technology for realistic, risk-free training in a hands-on environment. We’re continuously expanding the use and applications of this technology in new and existing courses to supplement both didactic and clinical curriculums.
Upcoming Events
Mini Symposium Series: Pain Reimagined with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
The next installment of the NeuroNetwork Mini Symposium Series is called "Pain Reimagined with Dr. Sanjay Gupta."
Featured News & Stories
Department News
Karsten Bartels, MD, earns Gladys Sessler Outcomes Research Consortium Award
Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA, is the recipient of this year's Gladys Sessler Outcomes Research Consortium Award for his extraordinary contributions to collaborative clinical research in anesthesiology and preoperative medicine.
Department News
Highlights from the 2026 Anesthesiology Annual Meeting
The University of Michigan Medical School Department of Anesthesiology was well represented at this year’s Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, held October 16-20 in San Diego, California.
Department News
Experience to Memory: Kamran Diba’s Research on the Sleeping Brain
Kamran Diba, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and faculty member in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute, studies memory and sleep by tracking when groups of neurons fire. The goal is to understand the full arc of memory processing – from the moment an experience is encoded, through the changes that stabilize it, to its later recall.
Health Lab
What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has announced it will place non-botanical products containing 7-OH on Schedule I, joining three other synthetic opioids, effectively removing them the market, leaving natural leaf kratom available amid a shortage of addiction treatment providers.
Department News
Department of Anesthesiology announces new leadership appointments
The Department of Anesthesiology has announced several leadership appointments this year across clinical operations, quality and safety, pediatric and congenital cardiac anesthesiology, pain medicine and adult anesthesiology.
Department News
A new day for anesthesiology resident education
University of Michigan's anesthesiology residency program has replaced weekly one-hour tutorials with a full day of protected education each month. The program is creating more space for simulation, hands-on practice, discussion and reflection
