Two pilot projects are tackling a lack of learning opportunities for anesthesiology residents in airway management, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
In one project, third- and fourth-year medical students with an interest in anesthesiology take part in an elective anesthesiology rotation with a focus on airway management. The rotation includes an initial two-week period that introduces residents to basic concepts in airway management through assigned readings and lectures, as well as a four-week rotation that simulates intubations and requires students to deliver an oral presentation developed with an anesthesiology mentor.
Crystal Jean-Louis, MD, a resident at the Department of Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, presented this project at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society for Airway Management. Dr. Jean-Louis said she hopes students with an interest in anesthesiology will find it easier to transition to anesthesiology residency with early exposure to airway management.
In another project, a pilot program electronically documented the airway management experiences of anesthesiology residents and found that residents averaged only 28.3 intubations during a six-week period. The number of procedures ranged from eight to 48.
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In one project, third- and fourth-year medical students with an interest in anesthesiology take part in an elective anesthesiology rotation with a focus on airway management. The rotation includes an initial two-week period that introduces residents to basic concepts in airway management through assigned readings and lectures, as well as a four-week rotation that simulates intubations and requires students to deliver an oral presentation developed with an anesthesiology mentor.
Crystal Jean-Louis, MD, a resident at the Department of Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, presented this project at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society for Airway Management. Dr. Jean-Louis said she hopes students with an interest in anesthesiology will find it easier to transition to anesthesiology residency with early exposure to airway management.
In another project, a pilot program electronically documented the airway management experiences of anesthesiology residents and found that residents averaged only 28.3 intubations during a six-week period. The number of procedures ranged from eight to 48.
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