Program Overview

The Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Anesthesia Residency Program

Welcome from the Program Director, 
Ryan Harris, MD:

Hello and welcome to our Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Anesthesia Residency webpage. We are honored to have you interested in our program. With a newly ACGME accredited residency, we have created a top notch training program that is based only on our residents' needs. Every aspect of this residency program is based on the goal to maximize the growth and learning experiences of the physician trainee. This is only possible because the program was created not out of need, but instead out of the desire to train our next generation of physician anesthesia providers. From a flexible OR schedule designed to strengthen your weakness and boost your interests, to a vacation schedule that can be generated mostly on the fly. At our institutions, we have no advanced providers that will detract from your learning experience. With a smaller cohort of residents, trainees will have consistent faculty that will allow familiarity and optimize growth. These core faculty have a wide range of specializations and fellowships including high risk obstetrics, chronic pain, regional pain, pediatrics, neuroanesthesia, political advocacy, and hospital leadership. The primary leaders of this residency have been hand chosen for their clinical strength, teaching skills, specialization, and the ability to generate amazing community based anesthesiologists. At the heart of the surgical suites here at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis, is a large private practice anesthesia group, Northside Anesthesia Services, and with Ascension St. Vincent we have spared no effort in designing an amazing residency experience. Please look around the webpage, don’t hesitate to reach out with questions and interest. I am happy to talk more about our amazing program!

My Best,

Ryan Harris MD
Program Director, ASV Anesthesia Residency

As a New Program:

We have created a modern, relevant curriculum that provides practical experience to:

  • Train residents as superior anesthesiologists. Ones that will use sound judgment and skill to expertly care for patients during their most vulnerable time.
  • Train physician scholars that will ask questions and seek answers as a catalyst for continued growth and improvement.
  • Train leaders that will improve the specialty of anesthesiology and the system where they work.

Call Schedule

CA1 call schedule will include a weekly late shift and one weekly weekend day which can be traded within your class to consolidate. The CA2 and CA3 call schedule will have the same weekly calls as CA1 but also once a month, you will sub out the weekend day shift for a weekend overnight shift.   

Anesthesia Residency Faculty: 

Our faculty includes approximately 96 full-time NAS anesthesiologists. We are all private practice anesthesiologists and we have no other anesthesia service providers in the OR. The vast majority of your time will be with 8 faculty who specialize in Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Pediatric, Obstetric, Neurosurgical, and Pain Medicine (Chronic and Acute). The core faculty have earned fellowships in Chronic Pain, Regional Pain, Cardiac, and Pediatrics. In addition your primary faculty include the Chair of Anesthesia at ASV, an ISA leader, and the coordinator of high risk OB deliveries. With one to one exposure with these talented private practice anesthesiologists, the resident experience will be outstanding.

Rotations:

Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis campus; Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital; and Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis and the Center for Pain Management. 

Didactics and Morbidity & Mortality Case Conference Sessions:

Monthly participation in Morbidity & Mortality reviews and weekly participation in didactic lectures are mandatory (unless the resident is on an away rotation or on vacation). 

Other Highlights:

As a Level I Trauma Center, you will have exposure to patients from all walks of life and have the privilege to provide high quality anesthetic care for general, obstetric, pediatric, bariatric, vascular, cardiac, thoracic, and neurosurgical patients. 

St. Vincent is nationally ranked in heart care, critical care, gastrointestinal care, orthopedic services and pulmonary services. Furthermore, we are a transplant center for heart, kidney, and pediatric kidney, with the residents participating in these complex procedures. 

In addition to hands-on training, you will receive state of the art anesthesia simulation training at the  Ascension St. Vincent - William K. Nasser, MD, Healthcare Education and Simulation Center.

We welcome resident participation in all aspects of our program structure and encourage a strong work-life balance. The Indianapolis metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2 million residents. Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana, the Hoosier state. To learn more about our fine communities.  See visitindy.com.

ACGME Accreditation: 

The Ascension St. Vincent Anesthesia Residency program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

About Ascension St. Vincent:

In Indiana, Ascension St. Vincent operates 20 hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, and clinics that cover a 57-county area and employ more than 15,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension St. Vincent provided more than $266 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2016. Serving Indiana for 136 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, operating 2,500 sites of care – including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities – in 24 states and the District of Columbia. 
Visit www.stvincent.org.