Office of Student Research

Medical Student Summer Externship Program
UM Department Of Anesthesiology

University of Maryland Students only.

4 Week Session

June 30, 2008 - July 25, 2008

8 Week Session

June 2, 2008 - July 25, 2008

Stipend

4 Week Session $500
8 Week Session $1000

Deadline Date For Applications: March 31, 2008

For More Information Please Contact:

Jasjit Atwal, MD
c/o Wanda Cashwell
University Of Maryland
Department Of Anesthesiology
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 328-6120

4 WEEKS

  1. To understand standard airway equipment, techniques and management.

  2. To participate in preoperative assessment of patients for anesthesia including history, physical, risk assessment.

  3. To learn basic clinical monitoring modalities and interpretation.

  4. To apply basic pharmacology principles during pre-, intra- and post-operative care.

  5. To apply basic respiratory physiology principles in the care of surgical patients.

8 WEEKS (in addition to above)

  1. To experience the anesthesia subspecialties (for example, chronic pain and cardiovascular anesthesia).

  2. To participate in and understand the application of specialized intraoperative monitoring (e.g. PA catheters, evoked potentials, transesophageal echocardiography, electroencephalography).

  3. To practice airway skills, including laryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

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