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Anesthesia
ANES 307A. Stanford Hospital Cardiovascular Anesthesia Clerkship (SUMC) Open to Visitors
A two-week clerkship that gives the student exposure to applied cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology and the principles of the practice of cardiovascular anesthesia. The student works in the operating room with faculty, fellows, and residents, giving anesthesia care to adult patients undergoing cardiac and vascular procedures. The student gains experience in pre-operative evaluation of the sick cardiac patient; placement of monitoring lines and devices; clinical application of physiologic principles (e.g., myocardial oxygen balance and ventricular function curves); applied monitoring; the use of potent inotropic and vasodilator drugs; and the application of cardiac pathophysiology to clinical care. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Theresa Kramer prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to tckramer@stanford.edu.
Prereq: Anesthesia 300A, 300C, 300D, 300E, 305B or 308A; 6 months of clinical clerkships.
Periods Avail: 4A, 5A, 6A, 7B, 8B, 9B, 10B, 12A, full-time for two weeks (no four-week rotations available). 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Operating Room (Cardiac Anesthesia faculty member); Time: 7:00 am.
Units: 3 DropCode: Call Code: 0
Director: P. David Soran, M.D. (650-723-6661), H3580.
Other Faculty: Stanford Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty.
Coord: Theresa Kramer (650-498-5624), H-3580.
* "S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Subinternship)
