Undergraduate - General Information
General Information
You will be assigned to HSC, St. Boniface, Grace, Seven Oaks , or Victoria Hospitals for the rotation. This assignment is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Program Director. The clerkship coordinators at each site will arrange the day to day activities. You will receive a letter prior to the rotation outlining where you have been assigned and the time and place of the rotation orientation. There is a general orientation to the MSR, as well as a site orientation on the first day of the Anesthesia portion of the MSR.
The following important contact personnel will help with any questions regarding the clerkship or electives and/or will help contact the appropriate staff person:
How will I learn?
There is a manual provided with your orientation material.This has been written by members of our department, and is a good basic reference for those topics considered core. You should aim to read the entire manual, which should not be difficult. Do not buy a text unless you wish further reading. Should you discover an interest in Anesthesia, there are several good handbooks which we can recommend, but they are beyond the needs of this rotation.
Each day on the rotation, you will be paired with a staff person. You will spend the day in the OR with that staff person, with the exception of the specialty days. The nature of Anesthesia practice makes for an environment uniquely conducive to teaching, as you will be one-on-one with your staff person all day. Most of us like to explain what we are doing and there are constant opportunities to discuss didactic as well as clinical topics. You will also get the opportunity to learn and practice technical skills in an ideal environment.
You are expected to assess the patients with your staff person the night before surgery, if there are any to be seen. Plan to arrive 15 min before the first case to meet your staff person and prepare for the day. You are expected to stay until the slate is finished, or until 1600 in the event of a late room.
MSR Lecture Series
There is a series of four lectures organized around the basic curriculum outlined above. They are held between 0800-0900 prior to the emergency lectures, in the same location as the emergency lectures. The outline of the lecture series can be found below.
There are four lectures in the series. They cover Acute Pain Management, Fluid management, Monitoring, and Airway Management. The format will vary with the size of the group, but will include both didactic presentation and interactive discussion. The schedule can be found in your orientation package.
You will be assigned to HSC, St. Boniface, Grace, Seven Oaks , or Victoria Hospitals for the rotation. This assignment is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Program Director. The clerkship coordinators at each site will arrange the day to day activities. You will receive a letter prior to the rotation outlining where you have been assigned and the time and place of the rotation orientation. There is a general orientation to the MSR, as well as a site orientation on the first day of the Anesthesia portion of the MSR.
The following important contact personnel will help with any questions regarding the clerkship or electives and/or will help contact the appropriate staff person:
| Hospital | Site Coordinator | Orientation | OR Start |
Lockers | Dept. Phone |
| HSC | Dr. Leanne Docking | 07:00- main OR desk | 07:30 | 787-3796 | |
| SBGH | Dr. C. Rajamohan |
07:15- main OR desk | 07:45 | Pick up OR card key prior to rotation, combinations at orientation |
237-2580 |
| SOGH | Dr. Ken Baron |
07:45- main OR desk |
07:45 | ask at OR desk | 632-7133 |
| VGH | Dr. John Friesen | 07:45- main OR desk |
07:45 | ask at OR desk |
477-3183 |
| GRACE | Dr. Vivien Saadia |
07:15- main OR desk |
07:30 | ask at OR desk |
837-0120 |
How will I learn?
There is a manual provided with your orientation material.This has been written by members of our department, and is a good basic reference for those topics considered core. You should aim to read the entire manual, which should not be difficult. Do not buy a text unless you wish further reading. Should you discover an interest in Anesthesia, there are several good handbooks which we can recommend, but they are beyond the needs of this rotation.
Each day on the rotation, you will be paired with a staff person. You will spend the day in the OR with that staff person, with the exception of the specialty days. The nature of Anesthesia practice makes for an environment uniquely conducive to teaching, as you will be one-on-one with your staff person all day. Most of us like to explain what we are doing and there are constant opportunities to discuss didactic as well as clinical topics. You will also get the opportunity to learn and practice technical skills in an ideal environment.
You are expected to assess the patients with your staff person the night before surgery, if there are any to be seen. Plan to arrive 15 min before the first case to meet your staff person and prepare for the day. You are expected to stay until the slate is finished, or until 1600 in the event of a late room.
MSR Lecture Series
There is a series of four lectures organized around the basic curriculum outlined above. They are held between 0800-0900 prior to the emergency lectures, in the same location as the emergency lectures. The outline of the lecture series can be found below.
There are four lectures in the series. They cover Acute Pain Management, Fluid management, Monitoring, and Airway Management. The format will vary with the size of the group, but will include both didactic presentation and interactive discussion. The schedule can be found in your orientation package.