Program Overview

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Program Overview

The ANESTHES 920 CLINICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY ELECTIVE is a university program offering 2-4 credits. The program is supervised by house staff, clinical anesthetists, and attending physicians.

Program Activities

Activities included in the program are:

• Pre-operative chart review and anesthetic plan proposal
• Participating in scheduled procedures
• Presenting cases and teaching topics
• Discussing patient cases
• Evaluating and learning to co-manage the full spectrum of inpatient and ambulatory anesthesia patients
• Caring for patients undergoing sedation, monitored anesthesia care, general and regional anesthesia

Learning Objectives

The program aims to teach students:

• Indications for and data provided by various invasive and non-invasive monitoring techniques
• Relevant pharmacology, including anesthetic agents, muscle relaxants, resuscitation drugs, and pain medications
• Fundamental airway management skills, including:
  • Bag-mask ventilation
  • Supraglottic airway placement
  • Endotracheal intubation skills
• Intravenous access technique practice, including a central line placement course

Program Details

Requisites

• Graduate/professional standing

Course Designation

• Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement

Repeatable for Credit

• Yes, unlimited number of completions

Last Taught

• Fall 2025

Learning Outcomes

The program has the following learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate the initial steps of resuscitation, including IV access, central venous access, and airway management.
2. Explain the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology relevant to anesthetic induction, maintenance, and emergence.
3. Perform pre-operative airway examination; identify airway anatomy and structures, including innervation and rationale for/approach to awake intubation.
4. Identify medical conditions that affect anesthetic risk by organ system and describe the role of medical management of these conditions.
5. Propose comprehensive anesthetic plans for surgery or procedures to resident and attending physician mentors.
6. Demonstrate effective, respectful communication with patients, faculty, and staff to provide high-level patient care.
7. Incorporate feedback regarding technical skill and clinical performance into improved clinical skill technique and patient care.
8. Interpret the medical literature and apply it to the practice of evidence-based medicine.
9. Interpret basic Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) images.

Audience

The program is designed for graduate students.