This is a mandatory 2 week rotation during 4th year. This is a very relaxed, but hands-on clerkship that demands motivation from students. Medical tudents work with attendings but most of the time is spent with residents. It is highly encouraged that students attempt to work with the anesthesia nursing staff, especially in OR setting. The nurses are very willing to let students intubate patients. This rotation has no call days and both weekend days are off.

Daily assignemnts:
Neurosurgery ICU- 2 days, 5West at UH. Students meet with residents and an attending to round on the ICU patients.

Preanesthesia Assessment Unit- 1 morning, 2nd floor UH, near the OR. Students meet with a resident to evaluate patients' readiness for anesthesia, determine whether patients' need additional tests.

VA- Geriatric anesthesia- 1 day, 4th floor OR

UH OR- 4 days, 2nd floor. Students participate in induction/intubation on various operating rooms. Students are assigned to an attending, but might benefit from working with residents or anesthesia nursing staff.

Pain Clinic- 1 day, 2nd floor ACB. Students work with attending, fellows and residents.

Conferences
Tuesday afternoon- Lectures for residents. Students are required to attend, however it should be noted that the content might above the level for students.
Monday 7am- Grand Rounds
PBL- Students are required to attend these sessions, to discuss 2 cases. The sesssions are either held in ACB 3rd floor conference room or the SIM lab in B building. During these sessions, students learn the basics of perioperative medicine, including induction, intubation, arterial lines, IV lines on the SIM dummy.

Evaluation
Recommended Books
Basics of Anesthesia, 4th ed.- A copy of this book is laoned to each student by the department.

Course evaluation:
Pretest- Consists of 20 quesetions on Blackboard. Complete required in 1 hour by Thursday of first week, but does not count for a percent or numerical value
Daily evaluations by faculty
Evaluation for participation and preparation in 2 PBL cases
Final Exam- Consists of 20 questions from the pretest + 10 extra questions. Students have to complete this exam on Friday of second week on Blackboard.

Contact info

Dr. Heidi Koenig, Course Director
Email hmkoen01@gwise.louisville.edu
Work Phone 852-4365


Jennifer Taylor, Student Coordinator
Email jltayl17@louisville.edu
Work Phone 852-1732