Back to the Future- exploring the history of Anesthesiology to understand modern practice

Catalog Description: 
This 2-week elective rotation in Anesthesia History is open to 3rd and 4th year medical students who are interested in anesthesiology and examining major concepts in anesthesiology through a historical lens. The medical students will participate in an historical overview of the evolution of anesthesia presented by anesthesiologists and medical historians. Didactics will occur during the morning or aftenoon, allowing medical students ample time to work on their poster presentation. Medical students will choose an anesthesia-related artifact from the Wangensteen Historical Library to feature in a research paper and presentation. They will follow a patient through the perioperative period in order to tie in the evolution of the artifact and how it better informs how anesthesia is approached today. The work completed in this clerkship may lay the foundation for a submisison of a presentation at a national conference and/or publication.

Syllabus

Note: Contact the Course Coordinator for any syllabi for previous years. 

Sites:
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Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode: One day half day of shadowing per week; didactics up to 2 hours on the other days, either in the AM or afternoon after 4PM

Direct patient care: No

Consent Requirement: Arranged. Please submit a request to schedule using the form linked below.

ANES Arranged Electives Form

Grading Scale: H/E/S/N

Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed

Course equivalency: Does Not Apply