Medical students education in anesthesiology occurs in the third and fourth years.  During the third year every student has a 1 week rotation in anesthesiology as part of the surgical clerkship.  This rotation takes place in the same hospital as the surgery clerkship.  The third year rotation is open only to students from Temple University School of Medicine. 

Several elective rotations in anesthesiology are available for fourth year students:

Anesthesiology (Temple University Hospital)

Pediatric Anesthesiology (Temple University Children's Medical Center)

Critical Care of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient

Information for Visiting students

Adult Anesthesiology (Course Code 410)

This rotation takes place in the operating room at Temple University Hospital.  Students will learn about preanesthetic evaluation, the selection of anesthetic techniques, the pharmacology of commonly used anesthetic agents, and the physiologic effects of the various  methods of anesthesia.  Students will develop skills in airway management and other aspects of anesthesia practice.  During the rotation, students will have the opportunity to participate in subspecialty anesthesia practice, such as cardiothoracic anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, or pain management.  For students with a specific subspecialty interest an effort will be made to emphasize that area.  Students will participate in all departmental teaching conferences.

Pediatric Anesthesiology (Course Code 674)

This rotation takes place in the operating room at Temple University Children's Medical Center.  Students are integrated into the perioperative care team at TUCMC.  Students will be taught the entire spectrum of perioperative care of the pediatric patient.  There are formal lectures within the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, as well as, presentations by the students themselves.  Students will develop proficiency in the preopartive evaluation of the pediatric patient.

Critical Care of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient (Course Code 789)

Students will be part of the critical care team caring for patients in the cardiothoracic surgical intensive care unit.  The multidisciplinary CT-ICU team consists of a critical care attending (anesthesiology, pulmonary, or surgery), fellow (pulmonary-critical care), residents (anesthesiology, surgery), and medical students.  Students will participate in morning and afternoon rounds, following 1-2 patients closely.  The students will assist in patient management and will assist and participate in invasive procedures.

Information for Visiting Students

Medical students from schools other than Temple may apply for one of the fourth year rotations described above.  Rotations must be arranged through the Dean's Office at Temple University School of Medicine.  Due to the rules of the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine only students from schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) may do clinical clerkships in Pennsylvania.   

Instructions and application for visiting student rotations can be obtained by clicking here.