Available to M3 students.
2 week option available for the following periods in AY2025-2026:

May4:  5/5-5/16

Jun4: 6/2-6/13

Jul4: 6/30-7/11

Aug4: 8/4-8/15

Sep4: 9/2-9/12

Oct4: 9/29-10

Nov4: 10/27-11/7

Dec4:  11/24-12/5

Jan4: 1/5/2026-1/16/2026

Feb4: 2/2-2/13

Mar4: 3/2-3/13

Apr4: 3/30-4/10

The purpose of this two week M3 elective course is to allow M3s to learn basic anesthesia principles while gaining exposure to and exploring the possibility of a career in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine.

Objectives:

Medical Knowledge:

• Understand and discuss the science, pharmacology, and physiology of commonly used anesthetic agents.
• Formulate anesthetic plan for various surgical procedures.
• Recognize the impact different medical conditions and comorbidities have on anesthetic management.

Patient Care:

• Obtain focused H&P for patients undergoing anesthetics.
• Integrate relevant findings on H&P, labs, and imaging into anesthetic plan.
• Perform basic room setup, including anesthesia machine check and appropriate airway setup.
• Successfully perform basic procedures such as airway management and obtaining vascular access.
• Manage commonly encountered issues/problems that arise during anesthetic care, including preoperative and postoperative management.

Professionalism, Communication Skills, and Interprofessional Collaboration:

• Display behaviors that foster and warrant patient and provider trust in the anesthesiologist.
• Communicate effectively with patients and successfully collaborate with all members of the multidisciplinary care team.
• Advocate for patients' interests and safety when assuming care.

Practice Based Learning and Improvement:

• Research and review textbooks and relevant literature on anesthesia topics related to patients encountered on the clerkship
• Recognize areas of knowledge and skills that could be improved and develop goals for self-improvement

Evaluation structure will be based on H/HP/P/F.

Student performance will be assessed by daily evaluations from DAPOM faculty, as well as completion of daily assignments covering basic anesthesia topics.  Grades will be weighted as follows:

• Attendance and clinical evaluations: 60%
• Daily reading and written assignments: 30%
• End of clerkship examination: 10%

Mid-course feedback will occur at the end of week 1 via meeting with a clerkship or program director.