Pediatric Anesthesia Clerkship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: An introduction to the perioperative and intraoperative anesthetic management of the pediatric patient in a clinical setting. Under close supervision by faculty, fellows and residents, students learn and apply the principles of preoperative evaluation of pediatric patients, intraoperative monitoring techniques, assessment of vital organ status, pharmacology of anesthetic and related drugs, and immediate postoperative management. In addition, students will be exposed to many anesthetic procedures including arterial and central venous line placement, regional anesthesia and airway management. Opportunities to observe in the pediatric cardiac anesthesia venue and pediatric acute/chronic pain service are available if requested. Students are assigned to the operating room at LPCH and are notified by the clerkship director of the actual daily assignment the night before. Students will work closely with assigned faculty/fellows/residents during this 2-week clerkship. PREREQUISITES: Anes 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 2 weeks, 1 student per 2 week period. Please note: students who wish to do this clerkship MUST get pre-approval from clerkship director Dr. Asheen Rama before registering. Please email requests to yuntao@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Dr. Asheen Rama. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Yun Tao, 650-724-1706, H-3583, Stanford Hospital. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Students should attend anesthesia grand rounds if their first day is a Monday. Grand rounds are held in the Li Kai Shing center auditorium starting at 6:45 am almost every Monday. Students should get in touch with the clerkship site director, Dr. Asheen Rama, by email asheen21@stanford.edu before they start to get specific instructions and assignments, as well as reading material, and for exceptions to the Monday morning Grand Rounds; Time: 6:45 am. CALL CODE: 2. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: LPCH.