Several years ago Dr. Carmen R. Green, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology designed and coordinated a preceptorship program for first and second year medical students. During the first year of the program, six medical students enrolled for a six-week period. Over the years the preceptorship program has grown considerably. Last summer, 13 students participated in an 8-week program. Students worked 40 hours a week in paid positions as anesthesia technicians/research assistants. This allowed preclinical students to interact with anesthesiology faculty and residents in the operating rooms and to learn about the anesthesia set up. The students participated in a number of research projects throughout the department. The students were involved in data collection in clinical and laboratory studies. The preceptorship program has been well received by all involved and will be offered again in the summer of 2000.
Figure 1. 1999 Summer Preceptorship Participants
Name |
Mentor |
Name of Study |
Rahul Anand |
Joyce Wahr, MD |
Outcomes In Cardiac Surgery |
Chris Ciarallo |
Satwant Samra, MD |
Placebo-Controlled Study Of PONV Post-Craniotomy |
Rebecca Dunkailo |
Carmen R. Green, MD |
Physician Variability Project |
Amanda Hallberg |
Carmen R. Green, MD |
African American/Chronic Pain Study |
Sarah Handeyside |
Jeffrey Rosenthal, DO |
Influence Of Cuffed Endotracheal Tube Lidocaine On Airway Reactivity |
Steven Lubitz |
Pat Benedict, MD |
RIS Study |
Allison MacLennan |
Peter Lee, MD |
Incidence Of Re-Intubation In The Perioperative Period |
Anna Marie Manion |
Joyce Wahr, MD |
REM Sleep In The ICU |
David Meinhardt |
Lucy Waskell, MD |
Clinical Investigation Of Studies Of Drug Biodegradation |
Amy Rosinski |
Peter Nay, MD |
MLAC Of Bupivacaine And Ropivacaine In Children Undergoing Genitourinary Procedures |
Kimberly Spells |
Terri Voepel-Lewis |
Aprotinin Levels In Open Heart Surgery |
Nicole Simon |
Michael O'Reilly, MD |
Pathophysiology Of The Host Response To Infection |
Linda Yang |
Peter Lee, MD |
The Effectiveness Of Fast-Track PACU Committee In The Outpatient Setting |