TRAINING IN ANESTHESIA - THE US PERSPECTIVE

In the light of the recent Calman Report and the Royal College of Anae sthetists document 'Specialist training in anaesthesia, supervision an d assessment', there is currently much debate concerning the future of anaesthesia training in the UK. We present a description of anaesthes ia training in the US for discussion and comparison. US residency trai ning is short and seamless. It is highly structured, but retains a cap acity for specialisation. It may offer ideas for the future direction of training in the UK.