Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain. 4 Credit Hours

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Students will be involved in the care of patients on the acute pain service and of regional anesthesia patients at University Hospital with direct supervision by the acute pain and regional anesthesia faculty. Emphasis will be on orthopedic procedures requiring regional blocks, surgeries, epidural or spinal placements, and management of an acute pain service, including medication management. Students will also have an option for one week exposure to chronic pain at the UT Medicine Pain Clinic with three weeks on the acute pain service. The student would need a basic understanding of the sedation used for blocks, along with medications used for pain during and after surgery. Eligible students have an understanding of anesthetic requirements for surgery, context on when blocks may be indicated, and experience seeing blocks used successfully in the ORs. As a prerequisite, this course is recommended for students who have a strong career interest in Anesthesiology and have completed at least one MS3 or MS4 rotation in Clinical Anesthesiology.