title: Survey of international regional anesthesia fellowship directors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The scope of regional anesthesia fellowship programs has not been analyzed but may provide insights that could improve fellowship training and standards.
  
  
  METHODS
  Regional anesthesia fellowship directors across the world were asked to complete a comprehensive survey that detailed the range of educational and practical experience and attitudes as well as assessment procedures offered in their programs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survey response rate was 66% (45/68). Overall, the range of activities and the time and resources committed to education during fellowships is encouraging. A wide range of nerve block experience is reported with most programs also offering acute pain management, research, and teaching opportunities. Only two-thirds of fellowships provide formal feedback. This feedback is typically a formative assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first survey of regional anesthesia fellowship directors, and it illustrates the international scope and continuing expansion of education and training in the field. The results should be of interest to program directors seeking to benchmark and improve their educational programs and to faculty involved in further curriculum development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada ; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lansdown
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: McHardy
authors.forename: Sanjiv C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nix
authors.forename: Colin Jl
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McCartney
keywords: anesthesia; education; fellowship; regional
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