The Department of Anesthesiology offers third and fourth year medical students the opportunity to participate in a variety of clinical and research learning activities. Three clinical courses are offered to fourth year medical students in 2 or 4-week blocks. These include:
Additional courses offered include:
Medical students are expected to participate in the department activities during their rotation. These include:
- Morning Report during which a different attending anesthesiologists mediate a discussion, usually involving a case presentation;
- Grand Rounds and Academic Project Presentations/Practice Management Lectures;
- Continuous Quality Improvement Clinical Conferences during which residents review clinical cases;
- Medical Student Lectures typically involving a formal lecture followed by informal discussion about specific cases and other issues in anesthesiology; and
- Meetings with the Vice-Chair for Education typically involving a casual lecture, and discussion about various topics, including anesthesiology techniques, ethical dilemmas in anesthesiology, anesthesiology residency programs, and post medical school training.
The Department of Anesthesiology at UAB welcomes medical students participation in our rotations and hopes that their experience is rich and very productive. We welcome your feedback to continue to improve our service to you.
For more information about these courses, please contact by email at Margaret Dodd, mdodd@uab.edu or Linda Westendorf lhw3344@uab.edu or telephone at (205) 934-6525.
For course registration, please contact Lacy Gilliland at (205) 934-7976. The UAB course catalog is available for more information.