The residency is divided into two parts: a clinical base year (PGY-1) and clinical anesthesia years (CA-1 through CA-3, which are equivalent to PGY-2 through PGY-4).
Introduction to Anesthesia
To begin an anesthesiology residency, one year of basic clinical training at MUSC or another accredited academic medical center is required. The Clinical Base Year should include five months of Internal Medicine (including Pulmonology, Nephrology, Pediatrics, Cardiology), three months of General Surgery (including Surgical Intensive Care), one month of Anesthesia, one month of Emergency Medicine and two months of electives (Pulmonology, Nephrology, Pediatrics). | 
