Leadership Message
Matthew Hire, MD
Residency Program Director
Anesthesiology at Northwestern has a long tradition of excellence in clinical care, scholarship and education. We’re proud to be part of a team of dedicated physicians and educators who have built a premier training program. We are delighted by your interested in our residency and hope to convey how thoughtfully we've designed a graduate medical education program that prepares you to become an accomplished anesthesiologist.
Our program offers an exceptional clinical caseload in volume, breadth and complexity, supported by the institutional resources needed for a rigorous and dynamic didactic program. We continually refine anesthetic care and invest in innovative educational methods. Most importantly, we promote a departmental culture grounded in health equity and career development. Our residents and fellows are our most valuable asset, and our organizational goals reflect that priority.
Graduates of our program consistently excel on board examinations, match into top fellowships and obtain their ideal practice opportunities. We believe that anesthesiologists play an increasingly important role in perioperative medicine, and our curriculum reflects this, providing comprehensive training in preoperative management, critical care, obstetrics, pediatrics, regional anesthesia, and pain medicine.
Beyond clinical proficiency, we emphasize career development, professionalism and a "patients first" mission throughout the institution. We seek diligent, motivated and well-rounded applicants from diverse academic backgrounds who aspire to advance perioperative medicine and demonstrate compassion, resilience and intellectual curiosity.
Many of us chose academic medicine because we're passionate about mentoring the next generation of anesthesiologists. Among our greatest rewards is watching our trainees become our profession’s leading clinicians, educators and scientists — the heart of our professional community.
It would be a pleasure to show you all there is to know about resident life at Northwestern.