2023-2024 Academic Catalog

ANE 4227 Trauma and Burn Anesthesia Elective

Students will spend four weeks engaged in the perioperative care of trauma and burn patients.  This elective clerkship experience is designed to build upon students’ past Anesthesia clerkship experience(s), providing them with greater exposure to, and a stronger foundation in anesthesia.  Students are expected to perform airway management, place IV catheters and assist with fluid resuscitation in trauma patients. Depending on case load and student interest, students will spend time in the main OR, burn OR, surgical/trauma ICUs and work with the anesthesia trauma team at SAMMC.  Since trauma is 24/7, students should anticipate time on the anesthesia trauma night float team and weekend shifts.  By the end of this rotation, students will understand the unique challenges associated with providing perioperative care to trauma and burn patients.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ANE 3205 or ANE 4205

Offered

San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio – TX