Anesthesiology

Catalog description

Anesthesiology clinical rotation is available as a surgical subspecialty elective. The student will be assigned to a physician trainer or group of physician trainers who are practicing in their specialty. The purpose of this is to familiarize the student to various methods of anesthesia and the skills associated with this specialty. Upon completion of this rotation, the student would have improved basic skills in peripheral venous catheterization and venipuncture. The student should be exposed to various central line catheterizations, intubation, and anesthesia management, including pharmacologic agents used in anesthesia. This course may be repeated with different preceptors to obtain additional clinical exposure.