Master of Science in Anesthesia

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This Master's program in Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice prepares students to work under the supervision of anesthesiologists, assisting in various aspects of anesthesia care, including patient assessment, monitoring, and administering anesthesia. The program includes coursework in medical terminology, physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, and anesthesia principles and practices, as well as clinical rotations and an internship. Graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants.

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Outline:

Semester I

• ANES 5048: Medical Terminology
• ANES 5081: Introduction to Clinical Anesthesia
• ANES 5301: Anesthesia Laboratory I
• ANES 5621: Principle of Airway Management I

Semester II

• ANES 5302: Anesthesia Laboratory II
• ANES 5462: Pharmacology for Anesthesia I
• ANES 5601: Applied Physiology for Anesthesia Practice I
• ANES 5622: Principle of Airway Management II
• ANES 5801: Instrumentation and Monitoring
• ANES 5901: Anesthesia Principle and Practices I
• ANES 5104: Principles of Life Support*
• MHS 5205: Writing for Medical Publication

Semester III

• ANES 5001: Clinical Anesthesia I
• ANES 5303: Anesthesia Laboratory III
• ANES 5463: Pharmacology for Anesthesia II
• ANES 5602: Applied Physiology for Anesthesia Practice II
• ANES 5802: Instrumentation and Monitoring II
• ANES 5902: Anesthesia Principle and Practices II
• ANES 5101: Student Lecture Series I

Semester IV

• ANES 5000: Professional Issues in Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice
• ANES 5002: Clinical Anesthesia II
• ANES 5304: Anesthesia Laboratory IV
• ANES 5903: Anesthesia Principle and Practices III
• ANES 5102: Student Lecture Series II
• ANES 5107: Internship
• ANES 5603: Applied Physiology for Anesthesia Practice III

Semester V

• ANES 6001: Clinical Anesthesia III

Semester VI

• ANES 6002: Clinical Anesthesia IV
• ANES 6110: Anesthesia Review

Careers:

• AAs practice under the direction of a qualified anesthesiologist.
• AAs' functions include:
• Making the initial approach to a patient of any age in any setting to obtain a preliminary preanesthetic health history, perform an appropriate preanesthetic physical examination and record pertinent data in an organized and legible manner for review by an anesthesiologist.
• Performing or assisting in the conduct of diagnostic laboratory and related studies as appropriate, such as drawing arterial and venous blood samples.
• Establishing noninvasive and invasive routine monitoring modalities as delegated by the responsible anesthesiologist.
• AAs are permitted to perform regional anesthesia techniques.
• Assisting in the application and interpretation of advanced monitoring techniques such as pulmonary artery catheterization, electroencephalographic spectral analysis, echocardiography and evoked potentials.
• Assisting in inducing, maintaining and altering anesthesia levels, administering adjunctive treatment and providing continuity of anesthetic care into and during the postoperative recovery period.
• Assisting in the use of advanced life support techniques such as high frequency ventilation and intra-arterial cardiovascular assist devices.
• Assisting in making postanesthesia patient rounds by recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording case summaries and by transcribing standing and specific orders.
• Performing evaluation and treatment procedures essential to responding to life-threatening situations, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, on the basis of established protocols (basic life support, advance cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support).
• Assisting in the performance of duties in intensive care units, pain clinics and other settings, as appropriate.
• Training and supervising personnel in the calibration, trouble shooting and use of patient monitors.
• Performing delegated administrative duties in an anesthesiology practice or anesthesiology department in such areas as the management of personnel, supplies and devices.
• Assisting in the clinical instruction of others.