Uniformed Services University

ANR4200, Anesthesia Clerkship
ANR4210, SICU Clerkship
ANR4220, Pain Management
ANR4230, Research in Anesthesiology

Course #: ANR4200, Anesthesia Clerkship
Course Type: C
Department: ANR
Duration: 4
Hours: 5
(Letter/Pass/Fail): P

Description: Students are exposed to the role of the anesthesia provider in the areas of preoperative evaluation of patient for anesthesia and planning of the anesthesia management based on sound physiological reasoning, management of the unconscious patient, instrumentation of the airway, and providing the necessary/analgesia and relaxant support for surgical procedures.

Comments: Clerkship is designed to teach fundamental principles of perioperative patient management.

Sites: BAMC, MAMC, NNMC, NMCP, NMCSD, WHMC, WRAMC, WBAMC, DDEAMC, TAMC

Course #: ANR4210, SICU Clerkship
Course Type: C
Department: ANR
Duration: 4
Hours: 5
(Letter/Pass/Fail): P

Description: Students are involved in managing patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, including participating in appropriate H&P's exam, data collection, and therapeutic decision-making. Students partake in the performance of various procedures and techniques.

Comments: Clerkship is designed to teach student the fundamental principles and techniques use to care for critically ill patients.

Sites: WHMC, WRAMC, BAMC, NMCSD, NMCP

Course #: ANR4220, Pain Management
Course Type: C
Department: ANR
Duration: 4
Hours: 5
(Letter/Pass/Fail): P

Description: Students will be involved in the care of pts in the pain management clinic. Responsible for supervised evaluation of new and returning pts. Participate in performing appropriate regional conduction blocks, and developing outpatient treatment regimens. Participate inpatient consultations, become familiar with various forms of post-op analgesia.

Comments: Objective of pain mgt is to educate students in the mgt of chronic and acute pain syndromes.

Sites: BAMC, WHMC, WRAMC, NNMC

Course #: ANR4230, Research in Anesthesiology
Course Type: C
Department: ANR
Duration: 4
Hours: 5
(Letter/Pass/Fail): P

Description: Students will become involved in an on-going research project in the Anesthesia Department. Students will be able to choose their project and learn basic lab techniques. Projects related to clinical aspects of anesthesia, as well as the mechanism of action of anesthetic drugs are available. Students will have opportunity to work with military anesthesiologist engaged in research projects at USUHS.

Comments: Research will allow student to correlate the principles of basic science to clinical practice. Students must contact the Anesthesiology Research Coordinator, Dr. John Capacchione, directly via email prior to scheduling the research elective. Students will only be accepted if there is staff available to work with them on a project during the time the student desires to rotate with the department. Dr. Capacchione's email is john.capacchione@usuhs.edu.

Sites: USUHS