Undergraduate
An introduction to anesthesia
Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine faculty members love to teach, love to learn and enthusiastically welcome medical students from Dalhousie Medical School and medical schools across Canada. We also provide education to student anesthesia assistants, paramedics, nurses and respiratory therapists.
Electives
Med 1 and Med 2 electives (for Dalhousie medical students)
Medical students may choose to spend a half-day each week, throughout the Fall and/or Winter semester, with an anesthesiologist in a clinical environment. You will learn the technical skills involved in vascular access and airway management while reviewing pharmacology and pathophysiology relevant to the cases being managed.
Elective Requests Black Out Period
Due to OR capacity during July and August and late December/early January, the department does not offer electives.
Med 3 selective (for Dalhousie medicine students)
Students who complete an ICU rotation in their third year during clerkship will participate in a one-week anesthesia selective rotation. You will gain an understanding of the anesthetic considerations of various medical conditions, become familiar with the principles of acute pain management and acquire the basic skills of airway management.
Contact:
Allister Barton
Education Manager
allister.barton@dal.ca
902.473.2325
Med 4 electives (for students from all Canadian medical schools)
Students will gain maximum exposure to cases in various areas of anesthesia, including general adult, pain services, gynaecology, obstetrics and pediatrics, through our fourth-year two-week, full-time electives. You will also participate in simulation teaching on airway management and IV, and attend grand rounds, journal clubs and lectures by visiting professors.
You can request to complete electives at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and IWK Health, as well as other locations throughout the Maritimes. The student portal provides details of all locations, including Saint John Regional Hospital, Annapolis Valley Health, The Moncton Hospital, the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital and Cape Breton Regional Health.
To apply for an elective with Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, visit Dalhousie Undergraduate Medical Education.