A study of the responsibilities of chief residents in anesthesiology with a suggested job description.

We requested information concerning the job description for the chief resident in anesthesiology from 50 different programs. Thirty-two responses were returned, with 9 responses that no such job description existed at their institutions. Eighteen of the remaining 23 respondents had a written job description for the position. Considerable variation existed in the various aspects of the position among institutions. Differences were found in the selection process, administrative duties, number of committee memberships, and educational responsibilities. We present a suggested description of the responsibilities for a chief resident in anesthesiology.