Electives - Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

Elective Number: (Oasis E04a) 1001

Rotation Supervisor: Dr. James L. White

Designated Signer: Patty Jenkins

Duration: Maximum 4 weeks; Minimum 2 weeks

Report to: Mrs. Jenkins

Time to Report: 8:00 am

Place to Report: Department of Anesthesiology Offices, 4th Floor Steele Wing, Room 4747 (Old Medical School)

Typical day: 7:00 am - 4 or 5:00 pm

Attendance: Attendance at elective activities is mandatory.

• Anyone who is ill or has a personal or family emergency must contact Student Affairs and the Attending on Service.
• Students are allowed to take off up to 1 day per week to interview between November 1 and February 1.
  • Specific days missed must be approved by the Attending on Service.

Number of students per rotation: 4 

Course Description: The Anesthesiology elective is designed to give the medical student the opportunity to observe and participate in the administration of operative anesthesia, obstetrical anesthesia, and the diagnosis and management of chronic pain syndromes. The student, under the close supervision of the resident and attending staff, will participate in the administration of inhalation and conduction anesthesia and the use of diagnostic and therapeutic regional anesthetic techniques. The student will learn principles of preoperative evaluation, and the physiological and pharmacological management of the patient undergoing surgery. Points to be emphasized include airway management, monitoring techniques, the interpretation of laboratory values obtained intraoperatively and the pharmacology of the anesthetic agents and other drugs used in patient management.
 

An introductory textbook of anesthesiology will be loaned to each student. The student is expected to complete this book during the elective. The student is also expected to attend departmental lectures and conferences. Every effort will be made to tailor the elective to the specific clinical interest of each student. Additional rotations during the elective may be arranged on an individual basis.