CLINICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY ELECTIVE

ANESTHES 919

In-depth exposure to inpatient and outpatient anesthesiology as well as sub-specialty anesthesiology, working under the direct supervision of Anesthesiology faculty, residents, fellows and advanced practice providers. Each student's schedule is individualized to meet each location's capacity and student preference.

ANESTHES 940

Direct supervision by residents, fellows, and attending physicians in Anesthesiology, Neurology, and Palliative Care departments, including but not limited to the Acute Pain Service, Regional Anesthesia service, Chronic Pain Service, Chronic Pain Clinic, Headache Clinic, Carbone Cancer Center, and Madison Surgery Center. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, interviewing clinic patients, participating in scheduled procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.

ANESTHES 930

An expanded version of the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to manage the first minutes of a cardiorespiratory emergency using ACLS protocols. Opportunities to learn the proper management of the ten core cases (i.e. Asystole, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, etc.) in the three rescuer roles: lone rescuer; resuscitation team member; and resuscitation team leader. Learn essential resuscitation skills including: recognition of cardiac arrest rhythms and common bradycardias and tachycardias; proper use of conventional and automated external defibrillators (AED); use of transcutaneous pacing devices; advanced airway management; administration of drugs via intravenous and endotracheal routes; recognition of the 12-lead electrocardiogram signs of acute injury and ischemia; adult CPR.

ANESTHES 922

Participate in the care of critically ill patients assigned to the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CITCU) critical care team. Includes post-surgical patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac valvular procedures, ventricular assist device placements, cardiac transplantation and lung transplantation. May include patients with significant cardiothoracic surgical history (e.g. patients who have a ventricular assist device or who had prior lung transplantation) who are admitted for "medical" reasons including sepsis or shock of varying etiologies. As part of the CTICU team, participate in management of patients requiring venovenous and venoatrial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) support. The students are supervised by residents (house staff), fellows (largely in critical care anesthesiology, occasionally in pulmonology critical care) and attending physicians.

SURGERY 920

Direct supervision by General Surgery senior residents, fellows, and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned general surgery service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.