ANES 651A

An elective affording an overview of and introduction to anesthesiology. Under direct supervision, students will undertake \hands-on\ participation in all parts of anesthesia care with particular emphasis on: preoperative evaluation/preparation, vascular access, airway maintenance (including intubation), physiology and pharmacology of anesthesia care and patient homeostasis (including vasoactive drugs) monitoring, and immediate postoperative management. Attendance is required at all departmental didactic sessions and special student lectures. This course is oriented to the student who is seriously considering anesthesiology as a specialty.