Medical Students

Course Director: Dr. Jack Louro

This course gives the Phase 2 medical student the opportunity to actively expand their knowledge across emergency medicine, anesthesia, and surgery disciplines. They will develop technical, procedural and clinical skills and initiate collaborative relationships with patients, residents, faculty and staff across the continuum of perioperative care. 

We will educate medical students on the multi-faceted role anesthesiologists play as perioperative physicians, ICU and pain medicine specialists. We will demonstrate how  anesthesiologists apply their diagnostic skills and problem-solving abilities in these arenas. Students will perform technical procedures appropriate to their level of training. Students will develop an information base allowing them to identify and manage common preoperative concerns, to recognize the importance of patient safety, pharmacology, and complications.  

Course Director: Dr. Daniel Perez

The 4-week senior elective rotation builds on the fundamentals of anesthesia introduced in the ER-to-OR clerkship. Students gain further exposure and participate in the anesthetic care of patients with complex needs including experiences in trauma, obstetrics, and acute pain. Students will gain proficiency in airway management, pharmacology of general and local anesthetics, drug interactions, and the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients.  

Available for externship/visiting medical students via VSLO.

Course Director: Dr. Harish Ram

Students will be exposed to the principles and the practice of cardiothoracic anesthesia, applied cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology.

Students will learn preoperative assessments and intraoperative management of cardiothoracic surgical patients from the perspective of the cardiac anesthesiologist, while working with faculty, fellows, and residents. 

Not available for externship/visiting students.

Course Director: Dr. Neil Masters

This two-week elective will introduce the subspecialty of pediatric anesthesiology to medical students interested in the anesthetic care of neonates, infants, and children. This 2-week rotation consists of clinical exposure to ambulatory and inpatient pediatric cases, regional techniques, and congenital cardiac anesthesia. This practice spans multiple settings, including the OR, NICU/PICU bedside cases, Bascom Palmer ambulatory surgical center, pediatric sedation suites, and more. Didactics cover topics such as pediatric physiology, pharmacology, and anatomy, as well as a review of basic procedural skills pertinent to pediatric perioperative care.

Not available for externship/visiting medical students.