The rotation is divided between a two week general adult anesthesiology experience at GW, followed by a two week pediatric anesthesiology experience at Children s Hospital National Medical Center. During these rotations, residents learn the principles of airway management under the supervision of anesthesiology faculty. Skills include the use of endotracheal intubation, conscious sedation, manual ventilation, and the use of paralyzing agents in both adults and children. This rotation is oriented toward care of the patient in unusual environments. On this portion of the rotation, under the direction of Louis Eljaek M.D., the resident is exposed to the workings of a hospital-based rotary wing program.
Residents learn about both administrative and clinical aspects of managing such a program.
EMS Residents work with systems in both the District of Columbia and Fairfax County. Residents ride with prehospital care providers and learn from the systems' medical directors about quality assurance and system management topics. International patient transportation Residents have the opportunity to perform escorts of patients who have become ill or injured away from home. These transports are usually performed on commercial airlines and are coordinated through Worldwide Assistance Inc. a major provider of prepaid travel assistance. Electives Residents are permitted to choose from a wide range of elective opportunities in the DC area for supplemental experience during four months throughout the residency program.