Objectives for the Third Year Medical Student Clerkship in Anesthesiology

 A - Preanesthetic patient evaluation and anesthetic planning

  1. The medical student will understand how patient comorbidities can affect the anesthetic plan. 
  2. The medical student will be able to understand potential anesthetic options for a given surgical procedure.
  3. The medical student will be able to plan an anesthetic for a basic surgical procedure

 

B - Management of the airway, use of equipment to ensure airway patency, and patient ventilation.

  1. The medical student will be able to state the signs of the non-patent airway and state steps to be taken to manage the obstructed airway.
  2. The medical student will be able to demonstrate the proper use of the bag-mask on the patient as well as choose the proper size equipment to be used both for ventilation and intubation.
  3. The medical student will be able to assess the patient during ventilation to determine that ventilation is adequate both by physical criteria and use of capnography and pulse oximetry.
  4. The medical student will observe and/or understand alternative procedures for airway management

 

C - Intraoperative anesthetic management and anesthetic pharmacology

  1. The medical student will understand basic pharmacologic principles regarding the utilization of intravenous induction agents, neuromuscular blockers, local anesthetics, volatile anesthetic agents, and vasoactive medications.
  2. The medical student will be able to list and understand the basic ASA-required patient monitors.
  3. The medical student will observe and learn to treat some of the most common intraoperative complications.
  4. The medical student will develop technical skills for peripheral vascular access.
  5. The medical student will be exposed to the principles of invasive monitoring.

 

D - Postoperative anesthetic management and pain control

  1. The medical student will understand some of the most common postoperative complications and their potential etiologies.
  2. The medical student will be able to list possible analgesic modalities and their respective advantages and disadvantages.