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Anesthesia Interest Group (AIG) Thank you for your interest in the Anesthesiology Interest Group at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  The group was re-energized in the 2004-2005 school year and has grown remarkably since.  Our dedicated core of officers works hard to organize educational lunch talks and patient simulation lab experiences for the benefit of our colleagues who have an interest in anesthesiology.  We are also fortunate to have the support of the Department of Anesthesiology here at WFUBMC.  Their faculty and staff provide an excellent resource for students by way of mentoring and research opportunities.  I want to encourage you to contact any of the AIG officers or faculty mentors listed below to obtain more information about the group or anesthesiology as a career. Dr. Graves Congratulations to Lane Graves, former AIG president, who matched at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Shau-Shau Lin, former AIG treasurer, who matched here at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center!  Thanks for your hard work and good luck in your future careers. Dr. Lin Gabe Hillegass, MSIV President of AIG Highlights from Gabe’s recent trip to the ASA… I am honored that I was given the opportunity to represent WFUSM and the Department of Anesthesiology at the 2006 ASA Annual Meeting as a Medical Student Delegate. This unique experience exposed me to the current "hot topics" in policy making pertaining to anesthesiologists’ interests through the Grassroots Advocacy/Leadership Training Workshop I attended. I also learned of issues pertinent to residency and fellowship education through my work at the Resident Component House of Delegates meeting. The Medical Student House of Delegates, which is in its infancy and will be seeking component status at next year’s ASA Annual Meeting, was my main reason for attending the conference. At this meeting, I was part of a large brainstorming session in which we discussed current and future goals and initiatives of the group. I am currently working to establish two of these initiatives here at WFUSM. The first is a Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF) through the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER). The goal of the program is to encourage future pursuit of research in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine by providing exposure to research in the specialty early in the career of medical students. The FAER MSARF provides a stipend for an 8-12 week anesthesia-related research experience to be completed after the 1st year of medical school. Student responsibilities include a commitment of 40 hours per week to the fellowship, active participation in research and didactic activities of the host institution with 15% clinical exposure, presentation at a didactic activity, and completion of a post-fellowship survey and future surveys from FAER regarding professional activity. Participating students will have the option to present their research at the ASA Annual Meeting’s FAER MSARF Symposium with funding provided. The second initiative is a Rural Access to Anesthesia Medical Student Grant. The purpose of this program is to increase student exposure to rural anesthesia and the issues that face anesthesiologists working in these underserved areas. Only 1.5% of anesthesiologists in the country work in rural areas (defined as county population less than 100,000). This grant provides a stipend to students who organize a 2-4 week preceptorship with a rural anesthesiologist. The funding for this program begins in 2007 and grants will be available to only 13 students each year for the first 3 years of the program. Mike Schweitzer, MD, Chair of the ASA’s Rural Access to Anesthesia Care Committee, is spearheading this initiative. I see this as a great opportunity for 4th year students at WFUSM to gain one-on-one anesthesia training in a unique learning environment. Attending the ASA Annual Meeting was a wonderful experience for me because it sparked my desire to take an active role in my future profession. My involvement in the Medical Student House of Delegates, RC House of Delegates, and the Advocacy/Leadership Workshop gave me valuable leadership experience and a new perspective of what it takes to become an informed physician. I wish to thank the WFUSM Department of Anesthesia for selecting me for the position of Medical Student Delegate and for funding the trip. Specifically, I would like to acknowledge Dr. Roy, Dr. Brock, and Dianne Willard for their efforts in making this experience possible. Gabe Hillegass, MSIV President of AIG   Vision and Mission Statement The Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG) will endeavor to educate students about the exciting profession of anesthesiology from a perspective that is not routinely covered within the medical school curriculum. In doing so, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine AIG will offer discussions on topics pertinent to the field, maintain a mentorship program, and offer “hands-on” experiences to learn about procedures and skills commonly utilized in the profession of anesthesiology.   Goals of the AIG Ø       To introduce students to the subspecialties within anesthesiology, such as critical care and pain management, as well as present information on general career and lifestyle issues. Ø       To schedule hands-on sessions in the Patient Simulation Lab, giving students a practical look at the field of anesthesiology, and enabling students to learn about the technical skills involved in the field. Ø       To facilitate the mentorship of medical students by pairing interested students with faculty members. Ø       To aid students in the match process and in choosing an anesthesiology residency by holding information sessions and by providing surveys of anesthesiology residency programs from previous applicants.   ANE01: Anesthesiology Clerkship for Fourth Year Medical Students Clerkship director: Jerry R. Clark, MD Program Outline The clerkship in Anesthesiology is structured to introduce the student to the basic principles of anesthesia delivery and perioperative management of surgical patients.  The program is flexible and can be tailored to the individual needs of the student.  Students will rotate through the Preoperative Assessment Clinic, general OR, Outpatient Surgery Center, pediatric OR, Regional Anesthesia/Acute Pain Service and cardiothoracic OR, participating in the care of patients in each area.  Emphasis will be placed on reviewing physiology and pharmacology, understanding how a patient’s medical condition influences the anesthetic plan.  Students will gain experience in airway management and tracheal intubation.  A detailed list of objectives is included in the Medical Student Handbook, which will be distributed on the first day of the rotation. Objectives The goal of the fourth year medical student elective is to familiarize the student with the thought processes and procedures anesthesiologists use everyday in the care of perioperative patients.  Therefore, the objectives are as follows: 1.     To understand and practice clinical decision making in the perioperative setting, understanding how to individualize the anesthetic plan according to the patient. 2.     To practice preanesthetic evaluation of patients and understand the concept of medical optimization. 3.     To follow patients’ care throughout the perioperative setting. 4.     To become familiar with the various agents used in the perioperative setting to induce and maintain anesthesia, control pain, and modify hemodynamics. 5.     To become familiar with airway management, including mask ventilation, tracheal ventilation, and LMA placement. 6.     To become familiar with anesthetic delivery systems and monitoring devices. Night Call Night call is voluntary.  If you wish to do night call, please inform the L1 attending and the CA-3 resident on call.  They can help find you interesting cases.  You will work with the CA-2 resident on call usually.  Residents have their post call day off; medical students will have no clinical assignment post call, but must attend conference at noon.  To make this easier, it is recommended that you do call until 11:00 PM and then rest (either at home or in house).  Let Dr. Clark know when you do call. Assessment You will be assigned a room each day with a resident.  Evaluate your patients preoperatively with the resident and discuss the anesthetic plan.  Be prepared to answer questions about the patient’s history and physical exam.  You will work with Dr. Clark throughout the month as well.  He will assess clinical skills (mask ventilation, intubation, IV starting, etc.).  You are not expected to be expert clinicians.  You are expected to demonstrate a comprehension of proper techniques and improvement of skills throughout the month.  At the end of the month, Dr. Clark will administer an oral exam to each student in the OR.  This involves discussion of the preoperative assessment and anesthetic plan, including basic pharmacology of agents to be used, and demonstration of a standard induction/intubation.  If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask the resident you are working with or Dr. Clark. On your first day, take time to introduce yourselves to Ian Saunders in the Patient Simulation Lab.  Ian will set up several sessions for the group to practice clinical skills.  You will be able to work through various clinical scenarios.  Most students enjoy this part of the rotation. Dr. Clark will try to give a lecture each day at noon in the inpatient PACU.  A syllabus will be given to you that details the basic content of the lectures.  Basic knowledge will be tested by quizzes given throughout the course.  Honors will be given to the student who completes the written and oral evaluations with honors and demonstrates superior clinical skills.  What you are expected to learn this month will help you with whatever area of medicine you choose to practice.   AIG Events… Patient Simulation Lab Experience Ian Saunders, PSL Coordinator, instructing 4th year medical students-- Nate Painter, Wes Doty and Anne Filer-Burrough, and Gabe Hillegass--on different intubation techniques in the patient simulation lab. Photos from the Residency Information Meeting, May 14. Margaret Brock, MD, and Carrol Stuart, Residency Program Assistant, enjoy a time of eating and chatting  with the newly recruited Anesthesia residents  after the meeting   Officers and Representatives       Margaret Brock, MD Faculty Advisor mbrock@wfubmc.edu         Gabe Hillegass, MSIV President mhillega@wfubmc.edu Nate Painter, MSIV Vice President npainter@wfubmc.edu         Justin Traunero, MSIV Secretary jtrauner@wfubmc.edu Alain Le, MSIV Treasurer ale@wfubmc.edu         Wes Doty, MSIV Patient Simulation Lab Coordinator jdoty@wfubmc.edu Jeff Peacock, MSIII MSIII Class Representative jepeacoc@wfubmc.edu   Please fee free to contact any of the above for further information or suggestions.        Mentor Program Our mentor program provides students interested in anesthesiology with an opportunity to interact with departmental faculty members. Students interested in obtaining a mentor should contact one the faculty listed below who have volunteered to serve as mentors. If you have any further questions regarding this program, please contact Nate Painter at . npainter@wfubmc.edu Lorraine Arias, MD Assistant Professor and Director, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit larias@wfubmc.edu Leanne Groban, MD Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology lgroban@wfubmc.edu     Margaret Brock, MD Assistant Professor, Inpatient Anesthesiology Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program mbrock@wfubmc.edu Sarah Bodin, MD Assistant Professor, Inpatient Anesthesiology Director, Patient Simulation Lab sbodin@wfubmc.edu     Jerry Clark, MD Assistant Professor, Inpatient Anesthesiology jclark@wfubmc.edu Grover Mims, MD Associate Professor, Ambulatory and Office-Based Anesthesiology gmims@wfubmc.edu     Angela Edwards, MD Assistant Professor, Inpatient Anesthesiology afedward@wfubmc.edu Scott Miller, MD Assistant Professor Neuroanesthesiology scmiller@wfubmc.edu       Lisa Newsome, MD Assistant Professor, Inpatient Anesthesiology lnewsome@wfubmc.edu Michael Olympio, MD Professor, Neuroanesthesiology molympio@wfubmc.edu     Jim O’Brien, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care jobrien@wfubmc.edu Peter Pan, MD Associate Professor, Obstetric Anesthesiology ppan@wfubmc.edu     John Reynolds, MD Associate Professor Neuroanesthesiology jereynol@wfubmc.edu Thomas Slaughter, MD Professor Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology tslaught@wfubmc.edu     Tim Smith, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Anesthesiology timsmith@wfubmc.edu Robert Strickland, MD Assistant Professor Director of Preoperative Assessment Clinic rastrick@wfubmc.edu             Patient Care: Departmental Sections | Malignant Hyperthermia | Education: Awards | Fellowships | Medical Students | Residency | Simulation Lab | Research:  Grants | Labs | Presentations | Publications | Anesthesiology: Annual Fund | Contact Us | Home | News & Events | Site Map | Comments or Suggestions? 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