To be a recognized authority in the evaluation and treatment of patients requiring perioperative medical care, including General Anesthesia, Trauma Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Neuroanesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management, which provides superior education for residents and fellows in the medical discipline and practice of Anesthesiology and its related specialties.