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Anesthesiology Clerkships: Learning and Practicing Essential Clinical Skills

Experience real-world scenarios in anesthesiology, mastering key skills, judgment, teamwork, and technology. Engage in hands-on learning with patients of all ages in this structured clerkship program.

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Anesthesiology Clerkships: Learning and Practicing Essential Clinical Skills

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  1. Anesthesiology Clerkships Murali Sivarajan, M.D. Professor

  2. What You Can Get Out of the Clerkship • Maintenance of Homeostasis • Applied Physiology and Pharmacology • Clinical Judgment and Decision making • Essential Psychomotor Skills • Intravenous Cannulation, Arterial Sampling, Airway Management in the Unconscious, Lumbar Puncture, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

  3. What You Will See • Patients of all ages who are • Anxious • At times hostile • Extremely vulnerable • Teamwork • Technology

  4. Clerkships • 2 Week Basic Clerkship • Seattle VA, Swedish • WAMI Sites • 4 Week Advanced Clerkship • UWMC, HMC

  5. Clerkship Structure in Seattle • First Monday - Meet at UWMC for lecture/workshop and Simulation • Following days, meet in the Operating Rooms between 6:30 and 6:45 AM • Grand Rounds on Wednesday mornings at 6:30AM at UW-HSB • PBLD on Thursdays 4:00-6:00PM at UW-HSB

  6. Clerkships in Seattle • Duty Hours are from about 6:30AM till end of day, usually around 5:00PM • One-on-One with a Resident and an Attending • No Calls • No Weekend Duty • Must make up more than one day off

  7. Grading • No Exams • High Pass, Pass or Fail according to performance evaluation by faculty mentors. • Honors by submitting a review paper judged by a panel of 3 anesthesia faculty members • Best Honors paper is awarded John J. Bonica Prize at graduation

  8. Contact Persons • Kim Mabee Clerkship Coordinator Tel. 206-543-2474 E-mail: <kmabee@u.washington.edu> • Murali Sivarajan, M.D. Clerkship Director Pager: 206-540-0489 (Weekdays 9:00AM to 3:00PM) E-mail: <murali@u.washington.edu>

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