The Department of Anesthesiology offers the following courses for 4th year medical students who wish to do a one-month rotation in Anesthesiology.

The anesthesiology rotations are designed to introduce the concept of anesthesiology as a clinical science integrating pharmacology,  physiology and anatomy.  

• Development of the clinical skills necessary for administration of general anesthesia is emphasized.
  
• During the rotation, the student will learn to perform a focused history and physical to assess perioperative risk and to develop an anesthetic treatment plan for a patient undergoing surgery.
  
• They will be active iparticipants in the operating room and in the anesthetic management of surgical patients.
  
• With a member of the faculty or housestaff, students will assess for the presence of perioperative complications for patients who have undergone anesthesia and will become familiar with developing a plan for postoperative pain control.
  
• Upon successful completion of this rotation, the student will develop basic proficiency in maintaining a mask airway for ventilating the unconscious patient as well as performing endotracheal intubation.
  
• Students will also learn the basics of procedures such as intravenous catheter placement, intro-arterial catheter placement, central venous catheter placement and various tehniques of regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural block) as opportunities present  themselves. 
  
• Opportunity to practice these skills may be provided under the supervision of faculty or housestaff.  The student should also understand the indications, risks and complications of regional anesthesia and identify steps necessary for the successful administration of regional anesthesia.
  

The following elective are offered:

• Basic Clinical Anesthesia (6 spots available July thru June)
• Acute Cancer Pain (1 spot available July thru June)
• Anesthesia SICU (2 spots available July thru June)
• Away Elective in Anesthesia (with permission only)
• Away Elective International in Anesthesia (with permission only)

The goal of each rotation is to give the student a well-rounded, thorough introduction into Basic Anesthesiology and sub-specialties therein. Students are permitted and encouraged to customize their one-month rotation in order to gain exposure and experience in the sub-specialties of their choice. The Director of Medical Student Education and the Education Coordinator will work with the student to identify their areas of interest and then schedule him/her to provide the best available experience to meet the goals of the student as well as the rotaional goals.  The Department of Anesthesiology has a diverse faculty with attendings representing each sub-specialty. Students may have the option of choosing to work with attendings from the following areas:

• BA-Urology
• BA-Gynecologic Oncology
• BA-Gyencology  BA-ENT
• BA-General Surgery  BA-Orthopedics
• BA-Pulmonary
• BA-SICU 

There are two levels of responsibility from which the student may choose. The Elective offers the student a basic introduction into Anesthesiology. The Sub-Internship (SICU), offers the student a more in-depth study of the discipline in the critical care setting.  

All participating medical students are required to attend weekly CAI lectures and weekly Morning Report and Grand Rounds. OSU Students wishing to enroll in a 4th year elective must first contact Jane Trask in the Med 3/4 Office at 292-3525.

For more information about The Department of Anesthesiology Medical Student Rotations, please contact:

Dr. Andrew Roth Clinical Assistant Professor Medical Student Preceptor andrew.roth@osumc.edu	Denise McMaster Education Coordinator denise.mcmaster@osumc.edu

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