Anesthesiology Medical Student Elective

 

Course Text Book:   Basics of Anesthesia 4th edition, by Miller/Stoelting We will check out to each student a copy of this text during rotation. THIS BOOK IS TO BE RETURNED TO THE MEDICAL STUDENT COORDINATOR AT THE END OF THE ROTATION.

Course Goals/Objectives: Third Year Fourth Year   Student Responsibilities: Medical students are expected to: 1.       Attend all morning lectures of the department.  These are normally as follows: Monday: Department M&M Conference, 7:00–8AM in UHS-8B60  2.  Attend all medical student lectures in 6A15E from 2:30-3:30PM (Schedule will be provided).       Also, simulator sessions may be scheduled during the rotation depending on the availability of faculty.  3.   Evaluate patients for the next day’s cases prior to leaving for the day. 4.   Contact the staff anesthesiologist or resident you will be working with prior to leaving the hospital. 5.   Arrive in time in the morning to prepare for your day’s cases (set up the room with medications, airway equipment, IV trays, etc.  This time will depend on the am lecture schedule, the complexity of the case, and the experience of the student.) 6.   Participate in OR activities as directed by the faculty, and provide them with an evaluation form to complete about you on the day you work with them. 7.   Read the appropriate chapters in your text.

Example of a normal day:   ·         Arrive 6:15AM to set up room. ·         Discuss cases with staff, meet patient, place IV, 7:15-7:30AM ·         Cases in OR 7:30AM – 4:00PM ·         Attend lecture 1:30-2:30PM ·         See preops/postops, call staff for next day, etc.

Student Evaluation: Grades for this course will be determined by the following: 60% clinical performance, attendance 40% written examination Each day, the student will give his/her staff or resident an evaluation form to complete concerning that day’s cases.    The staff or resident may return it to the student who will return it to me, or the staff or resident can return it directly to me at their option. MS4:             The examination will consist of 2 parts: 1.    A written single answer multiple-choice exam based on the textbook and lecture series. 2.  An essay examination based on a case study.  Students will be expected to comment on preoperative assessment, prepare an anesthetic plan, and develop a postoperative plan for pain control.                  *The case studies will be graded according to student level MS3: No exam given.

Common Questions: Q: How do I know where I will be everyday?  A: Check the OR schedule, which normally comes out at around 2:30PM each day and find your name under “anesthesiologist”.  These schedules are placed outside the 6th floor scheduling office in south OR. Q: How do I find my patients?  A: The OR schedule will have patient locations.  The inpatients will be noted and you should see these patients for a preoperative evaluation prior to leaving for the day.  Most of our patients are outpatients or AM admits, patients who are seen in our Preadmission Testing (PAT) clinic should be designated with the letters PAT on the OR schedule after the procedure listing.  You will find information about these patients on the DayStay computer program.  You will be shown how to work the software.  All I ask is a diligent genuine effort to evaluate the patients prior to the day of surgery. Q: How do I contact my staff or resident?  A:Page your staff or resident (that is the other name under anesthesiologists on the OR schedule) prior to leaving the hospital to introduce yourself and discuss the patients for the next day (or inform them that you were unable to obtain information about the patients).  You may also call them at home if staff or resident is not available during the day.   ABOVE ALL, HAVE A GOOD TIME.  ANESTHESIOLOGY IS A FUN SPECIALTY!