 Hi, my name is Emma. I'm one of the cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center. I actually did my residency here at the University of Maryland and served as chief resident during my final year. So I feel like I've really gotten to know the Department of Cardiac Anesthesia. One of the reasons I really wanted to stay on as a fellow was I really appreciated the depth and variety of cases we have here at the University of Maryland. Of course, we do your basic cases, your cabbages and valve repairs, but we also do a wide variety of complex aortic repairs, all sorts of transplants, lung and heart transplants, vads and even less invasive cases such as vitriclobs as well as tavers. So I really felt like I had a great idea of what I was staying on as a fellow and prepared to do. We also, I've always been attracted to taking care of really sick patients and that's certainly the population we have here at the University of Maryland. A lot of our patients are actually referred from institutions throughout the state here at the University of Maryland Medical Center due to their complex surgical and medical history. So we're well equipped and taking care of incredibly sick patients and although our cases can certainly be challenging at times, I think it leaves me well prepared to take care of any sort of patient and do any sort of case in my future career as a cardiac anesthesiologist. I've actually lived here in Baltimore for the past five years. I live downtown in the city and have been able to walk to all the major neighborhoods, bars and restaurants and actually even walk to work on most days. It takes me like 15 minutes. So it's been incredibly convenient and housing is very affordable. So I've been able to live by the water and experience the kind of downtown lifestyle and be at work very quickly. So I've been really happy with my experience here at the University of Maryland so far and feel like I'll be prepared to take on any case in any patient in the future. My name is Stephen Yang and I'm one of the cardiac anesthesia fellows at the University of Maryland. I trained at Georgetown so I'm able to bring somewhat of a unique perspective. One of the things that really stuck out to me when I started is how devoted the faculty and staff here are to our education. Setting aside time even during clinical hours to teach us about echocardiography and care of complex patients. Not only that, the diversity of cases here is unlike anything I saw during my residency training. And I think that we are in a unique position to be able to take care of these complicated patients. One thing that I especially appreciate is how devoted our program director and our associate program director are to making sure that we have the best possible experience and preparing us for our career. In both clinical and non-clinical ways. I definitely feel that my time here has prepared me especially well for my future in cardiac anesthesia. My name is Dr. Brittany Williams. I'm a graduate of the State University of New York in Syracuse. I did medical school there, graduated in 2011. However, I am a homegrown DC, Maryland, Virginia resident. This has been my hometown. I was born and raised here. This is where my family is. So I knew when I was graduating medical school and preparing for the match that Maryland was going to be my number one choice. However, after interviewing at the University of Maryland for my residency position and meeting the faculty and just experiencing how warm and welcoming everybody was, I definitely knew that this would be my top ranked choice and I have never regretted that decision to this very day. Once I started my internship and my residency in anesthesiology, that has basically solidified my decision. Maryland is the type of place that they will try to cultivate all aspects of your physician training and your physician career. It starts with the very basic technical skills and then it grows into cultivating your analytical skills, your leadership, your individuality and your independence. Not only that, but they are excellent at fostering the unique disciplines that you want to engage in as your career continues on. For instance, if you are interested in research, they provide multitude of opportunities for that. If you are interested in quality assurance, quality care, safety culture, then they will help you foster that aspect of your career. If you're interested in education, they have opportunities for that. And so I think one of the main reasons that I stayed at Maryland for as long as I have and will continue to stay here is because they are just the type of institution that will help you to become the best and most well-rounded physician.