Anesthesia MD Education in Gary

The student will contribute largely to the care of patients in both the preoperative, operative, and postoperative periods, including necessary history and evaluation of patients. The student will be tasked with preparation of the surgical suite from the standpoint of the anesthesiologist, including appropriate monitor, suction, machines, airway, intubation, and drug checks. The student will understand the role of medications, pre-operative exam, laboratory data, EKG, and other pertinent data in the assessment of surgical patients. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of airway management, specifically the proper techniques to secure an airway, management of physiologic alterations that occur during surgery, perioperative pain management, as well and perioperative preparation of patients for their surgical procedure. Further emphasis will be placed on the anesthesia and surgical quality management process. Didactic sessions and case-based learning will also be provided. Required reading: Select chapters from Stoelting and Miller's Basics of Anesthesia. A course exam will be given at the end of the rotation.

The student will contribute largely to the care of patients in both the preoperative, operative, and postoperative periods, including necessary history and evaluation of patients. The student will be tasked with preparation of the surgical suite from the standpoint of the anesthetist, including appropriate monitor, suction, machines, airway, intubation, and drug checks. The student will understand the role of medications, pre-operative exam, laboratory data, EKG, and other pertinent data in the assessment of patients. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of airway management, proper techniques to secure an airway, as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation including methods, techniques and roles of medications. Didactic sessions and case-based learning will also be provided. Required reading: Select chapters from Stoelting and Miller's Basics of Anesthesia.

This elective will introduce the student to Pain Medicine through participation in the evaluation and treatment of patients seen in the outpatient setting. Students will gain exposure to the appropriate use of pain medications, injections, and advanced pain therapies such as spinal cord stimulators and pain pumps. The rotation consists primarily of outpatient chronic pain management, however, inpatient consults are also evaluated. Students are able to see patients across a wide range of painful diagnoses including cancer pain, acute post-operative pain, chronic post-operative pain (i.e. failed back surgery), and other non-malignant pain syndromes. The student will be exposed to: 1. patients with complex pain syndromes 2. outpatient pain management patients 3. post-surgical chronic neuropathic pain patients

This is a 2-week (2 credit) clinical anesthesia elective. Students will learn the skills and knowledge to effectively manage emergency resuscitation. They will utilize techniques including but not limited to pulmonary artery catheterization, fiber optic endotracheal intubation, arterial catheterization, endobronchial intubation, nasotracheal intubation. Students may also work with special situations such as neonatal surgery, obstetrical anesthesia, trauma surgery, heart transplantation, mechanical ventricular assist devices,and numerous nerve blocks. One-on-one discussions with preceptors on ethics and morality of medicine including end-of-life care, cost/benefit analysis, Medical Review Panel, Legislation, drug addiction, and medical policy.