03/30/2026
Nurse anesthesia resident Claire performing a PENG block under the supervision of Chief CRNA Jessica Portillos.
"One unique aspect of working at sites like ours is that residents have essentially 100% independent practice. For senior residents, this can be excellent experience because they become much more involved in the entire continuum of patient care--from the preop evaluation through discharge from PACU--which is something they often have less exposure to at more directed or closely supervised sites."
- Jessica Portillos, Chief CRNA Banner Ocotillo Medical Center