Offered each quarter . Students receive supervised instruction in the principles and techniques of anesthetic management for obstetric patients. Approximately 8,000 deliveries are performed each year and approximately 50 percent of these require anesthetic intervention. In addition to obstetric cases, anesthetics performed for elective and emergency gynecological and neonatal surgical cases enable students to acquire airway management and venous access skills. Didactic instruction includes daily case discussions, biweekly lectures and monthly clinical conferences.
Night call is required.
Minimum number of students required for elective to be offered-1. Offered each quarter . Students receive supervised instruction in the care of children undergoing surgery in the Texas Children's Hospital Operating Rooms, the principles of anesthetic management, and the treatment of patients unconscious from any cause. This elective provides students a unique, controlled environment in which to acquire skills in airway management, venous access, patient assessment, and monitoring. This advanced clinical clerkship is designed primarily for, but is not limited to, students planning a career in Anesthesiology.