MDR 819: Obstetric Anesthesiology Night Rotation

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.