Anesthesiology

This is a 2-week night shift elective intended to further increase the Phase 3 students’ exposure to a spectrum of experiences in Obstetric Anesthesiology. The student is permitted to schedule this course after successfully completing the Advanced Anesthesiology ACE (which includes a week of obstetric anesthesiology day shifts). This rotation will include topics related to the field including the principles and the practice of obstetric anesthesia, maternal/fetal physiology, and pharmacology. Each week, the student will work with faculty, fellows, and residents delivering anesthetic care to obstetric patients in the Labor and Delivery unit and obstetric operating rooms. The course will provide the student with exposure to, and experience performing, the preoperative assessment of obstetric patients and gain a basic understanding of neuraxial labor analgesia techniques. Motivated students may be allowed the opportunity to help perform neuraxial procedures under direct supervision.

This elective introduces medical students to the subspecialty of pediatric anesthesiology through direct participation in the perioperative care of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents undergoing a wide range of surgical and diagnostic procedures. During this two-week rotation, students will gain exposure to ambulatory and inpatient pediatric anesthesia, regional anesthesia techniques, and congenital cardiac anesthesia. Clinical experiences may include the operating room, NICU and PICU bedside procedures, pediatric sedation and imaging suites, and the Bascom Palmer ambulatory surgery center. Didactic sessions will review fundamental concepts in pediatric physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, and perioperative management, while providing instruction in procedural skills relevant to pediatric anesthetic care.