Obstetric Anesthesia Fourth Year Elective

Learning Objectives

TY Euliano, MD

Clerkship Director

1. Professionalism

Learning Objectives:

§ Demonstrate honesty, integrity, selflessness, compassion and respect for patients, peers and other staff.

§ Actively participate in patient care.

§ Seek and accept critical feedback.

§ Demonstrate honesty with colleagues and staff.

Learning Activity:

§ Instruction and role modeling by faculty and housestaff during clinical activities

Evaluation Method:

§ Direct observation by faculty and housestaff using evaluation form

2. Patient Care: Procedural

Learning Objectives:

§ Demonstrate ability to perform pre-anesthetic evaluation

§ Demonstrate ability to perform subarachnoid block placement

Learning Activity:

§ Manikin-based practice

§ Instruction and practice under the direction of faculty and housestaff during clinical activities

Evaluation Method:

§ Direct observation by faculty and housestaff using evaluation form

3. Medical Knowledge: Core Discipline

Learning Objectives:

§ Preoperative evaluation of the pregnant patient including medical condition, physical status, airway examination, appropriate preoperative testing and the impact of anesthesia on their delivery.

§ Anesthetic options for labor and cesarean delivery

§ Neuraxial block details including anatomy, needle selection, procedure, choice of local anesthetic and additives, and hemodynamic effects

§ Pharmacology of vasoactive medications in the obstetric patient

§ Fluid management in cesarean delivery.

§ Post-operative pain management.

Learning Activity:

§ Small group conferences

§ Independent study using recommended textbook

§ Discussion with faculty and housestaff during clinical activities

Evaluation Method:

§ Assessment by faculty and housestaff using evaluation form

4. Medical Knowledge: Problem Solving

Learning Objectives:

§ Demonstrate ability to analyze and integrate information, elaborate a reasonable differential diagnosis and define a basic plan of care.

Learning Activity:

§ Small group conferences

§ Discussion with faculty and housestaff during clinical activities

Evaluation Method:

§ Assessment by faculty and housestaff using evaluation form

5. Practice-Based Learning: Physician Scholar

Learning Objectives:

§ Demonstrate an interest in seeking new knowledge, and ability to comprehend and elaborate on it.

Learning Activity:

§ Small group conferences

§ Independent study using recommended readings

§ Discussion with faculty and housestaff during clinical activities

§ Presentation

Evaluation Method:

§ Assessment by faculty and housestaff using evaluation form

§ Assessment by facilitator during presentation