ASA Trainee Handbook
“This is intended as a practical resource with useful information for every stage of training. In particular, it should help to demystify some organisational matters for new trainees, help with preparation for examinations, inform those looking to engage in extracurricular activities, and empower trainees transitioning to fellowship and specialist practice (including advice for interviews and preparing your CV).”
To access the latest version visit the ASA TMG page and scroll down to the Trainee Members Handbook link.
Exams
- The New Black Bank
- A Primer for the Primary FANZCA Examination
- ANZCA SAQ examinations use booklets similar to this. It’s highly recommended to practice some written answers under examination conditions using this booklet to get a good feel for what the big day will be like. Keep in mind that the inner margins are guillotined off so don’t write/draw in them!
Websites
- See Links
Notes
- See Notes
Podcasts & Lectures
- ACCRAC
- Anaesthesia Coffee Break
- Australian Anaesthesia (ASA)
- Deep Breaths
- Depth of Anaesthesia
- Dr Podcast
- Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC)
- Obsgynaecritcare
- PeriopMed Podcast
- TopMedTalk
- University of Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology Youtube Channel
Apps
- AnkiDroid (Flashcards)
- AnSo Anaesthesia Sonoanatomy
- Australian Anaesthetist (ASA Official)
- B4 Block
- Nerve Blocks
- OnExamination (MCQ Bank)
- Opioid calculator (ANZCA FPM Official)
- Pastest (MCQ Bank)
- Quizlet (Flashcards)
- Relative Value Guide; RVG (ASA Official)
Books
- ANZCA Primary Recommended Texts
- Essential Pharmacology (Petkov)
- GAT Handbook (UK)
- The First Year – What You Should Know After a Year of Anaesthesia Training
- The Physiology Viva (Brandis)
Journals
- Impact Factor Rankings
- Anaesthesia
- Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Anesthesiology
- British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA)
- BJA Education
- Sci-Hub
- Access most journal articles for free. Moves URL from time to time – if this link doesn’t work then Google ‘Sci-Hub’ and you should be able to find the new address easily