Preceptors: Ken Sutin, MD, Elie Geara, MD, Michaela Klesitz, MD
Contact: Katie Tenety, Ekaterina.Tenety@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-562-6571

Prerequisites: One Core Clerkship in Medicine or Surgery.

Who should enroll in this elective?

Students who are considering Anesthesiology as a career.

Clinical sites

Tisch/Kimmel Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Brooklyn, Pain Medicine at Tisch Hospital

Description

This is an advanced 4-week elective that seeks to build on anesthesiology knowledge and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Anesthesiology Introductory Elective or the Anesthesiology Surgery-Related elective (SRE).

As an advanced elective, the student will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern. The student will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through introduction to preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management and postoperative routine and critical care. Emphasis is placed on the scientific foundations of anesthesiology, including organ-system pathophysiology, autonomic and anesthetic pharmacology, and hemodynamic monitoring. Morning conferences and afternoon topical lectures will supplement operating room patient care responsibilities. In the operating room, there is a one-to-one teaching by both anesthesia residents and faculty. The student may elect to do a one-week rotation in a specialty field of anesthesiology, e.g., obstetrics, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, or pediatrics. On-call responsibilities at Bellevue Hospital are elective and will be one evening per week during which time the student will work with the Bellevue Team Captain.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of anesthesiology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences
2. Expand your skills in preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management and postoperative care under the supervision of anesthesiology residents and attendings
3. Acquire a more advanced understanding of routine and difficult airway management and use of airway devices, face mask, laryngeal mask airway, video laryngoscopy, and bronchoscopy
4. Obtain an in-depth understanding of anesthesia, including organ-system pathophysiology, autonomic and anesthetic pharmacology, and hemodynamic monitoring
5. Gain further insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
6. Ensure your choice of anesthesiology as a career

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective

By enrolling in this introductory elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Follow the course syllabus
3. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion
4. Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned
5. Assist the anesthesia resident in setting up the operating room in the morning and participate in the case management during the day
6. Be an active participant in the care of patients followed by the team, under the direction of the anesthesia resident and attending
7. Attend all didactics provided for trainees, as outlined below
8. Prepare and present a chosen topic of interest at the completion of the rotation

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this introductory elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills

Didactic Program

Lectures given during this rotation:

• Basic anesthesia pharmacology
• Airway management
• Obstetric anesthesia
• Shock & resuscitation
• Regional anesthesia
• Spinal and epidural anesthesia
• Other topics as scheduled

Weekly Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6:45AM Grand rounds/Visiting professor lecture	7:00AM-4PM: Assist in the OR	6:45-7:10AM Anesthesia management conference at Bellevue	6:45-7:10AM Anesthesia management conference at Bellevue	7:00AM-4PM: Assist in the operating room
7:30AM-4PM: Assist in the OR	2:00PM: Daily WeBex lecture	7:10AM-4PM: Assist in the operating room	7:10AM-4PM: Assist in the operating room	2:00PM: Daily WeBex lecture
2:00PM: Daily lecture	4:00PM: Pre/postop patient evaluations	2:00PM: Daily WeBex lecture	2:00PM: Simulation at Manhattan VA Hospital	4:00PM: Pre/postop patient evaluations
4:00PM: Pre/postop patient evaluations	5:00PM: Departmental PBLI	4:00PM: Pre/postop patient evaluations	4:00PM: Pre/postop patient evaluations

Method of Evaluation

Evaluation is based on performance and participation during the rotation, knowledge and growth, patient interaction, ability to work as a team member, conference attendance, your presentation at the end of the rotation, and completed evaluation forms. Students receive feedback both during the elective and during the exit interview at the end of the elective.

Scheduling Information:

Months Offered: All Year
Duration: 4 weeks
Student point of contact before start of elective: Ken Sutin, MD, Elie Geara, MD, Michaela Klesitz, MD
On day 1, students report to: Bellevue Hospital, Room 12E12, Anesthesiology conference room at 6:45am
Students per Period: 10

Note: For this specific elective, visiting student applications will be processed through AAMC’s Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program. The VSLO Application Service (aka VSAS) enables students to browse and apply for this elective.