PDs @ SEA
PDs @ SEA is a conversation series created for anesthesiology residency leaders, faculty, and trainees who want an honest look into the evolving world of anesthesia education. The show features Residency Program Directors from across the country discussing the decisions, challenges, and real-world considerations behind recruiting, training, and supporting residents.
Hosts Bryan and Marianne draw from their own experiences while inviting colleagues to reflect on practical issues such as changes to the interview and application process, transitions in leadership, and shifting expectations in graduate medical education. Each episode offers candid dialogue, shared lessons, and the sense of community that many program directors look for but often find difficult to access in day-to-day work.
The series includes in-depth conversations with current and former residency leaders, members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Medical Student Component, and educators who are shaping how residents learn. Together, these discussions provide insight into how program directors think, how residency decisions are made, and how the field continues to adapt to the needs of students, residents, and institutions.
Produced by the Stanford AIM Lab on behalf of the Society for Education in Anesthesiology.
For questions, topic suggestions, or to join the conversation, email: pdsatsea@seahq.org
PDs @ SEA
Latest Episodes
Match Day Reflections: What This Year Taught Program Directors
Episode SummaryResidency recruitment is often discussed in terms of outcomes, match rates, fill rates, and competitiveness. Less often is it examined as a continuous, year-round process shaped by strategy, signaling, and evolving ...
Global health Opportunities in Anesthesia
Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCA,Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington,Director of the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) Traveling Fellowship with the Commi...
Early Exposure, Better Advice: Medical Student Education and the Future of Anesthesiology
Medical student education in anesthesiology is often treated as peripheral to residency leadership. Less often is it examined as a strategic lever for recruitment, advising quality, and the long-term health of the specialty.In this episo...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Being a Program Director
Program directorship is often framed as an administrative role or temporary leadership assignment. Less often is it examined as a structurally vulnerable position, balancing the needs of residents, faculty, institutions, and accreditation requi...
A New Co-Host and a New Era in Residency Recruitment
This episode marks a major milestone for PDs @ SEA. We celebrate our tenth episode and welcome our new co-host, Dr. Marianne Chen, Residency Program Director at Stanford. Marianne joins host Dr. Bryan Mahoney to talk about leaders...
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