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Courses in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (ANE)

Upper Division Course

192. Internship in Anesthesiology (1-6)

Internship—3 to 18 hours; final report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in anesthesia and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)

199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

Professional Courses

460. Anesthesiology Clinical Clerkship (3-18)

Full-time clinical activity (3 full days per unit). Prerequisite: medical student. In-depth exposure to anesthesia through informal lectures and mentoring by anesthesiologists. Emphasis on understanding and applying anesthetic principles in managing administration of general, regional, and specialized areas. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Rivera

462. Anesthesiology (3)

Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: medical student (geared toward second and third-year students). Exposure to anesthesiology through combination of informal lectures and mentoring by anesthesiologists. Anesthetic procedures, pharmacology, and basic anesthetic principles. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II. (I, II.) Kantor

463. Multidisciplinary Pain Management (6)

Clinical Activity—30 hours; lecture/discussion—10 hours. Prerequisite: senior medical student in good standing. Senior clerkship to expose students to all facets of treating pain in all aspects of clinical care: outpatient and inpatient settings, acute and chronic pain, end of life issues, pediatrics, rehabilitation, etc. Daily clinics, rounds, and lectures. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Galicia

480. Brief Introduction to Clinical Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain Management (3)

Clinical activity—25-30 hours (two weeks). Prerequisite: second-year medical student. Daily experience in clinical anesthesiology at the preoperative screening unit, operating room, post anesthesia care unit, chronic pain management clinic with daily clinical correlation case discussions, and one-on-one interaction with faculty anesthesiologists. (H/P/F grading only.)—II. (II.) Fishman

493A. Applied Physiology and Pharmacology (6)

Lecture—5 hours; lecture/laboratory—10 hours; laboratory—16 hours; clinical activity—4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; UC Davis School of Medicine students only. This course will review and demonstrate the application of basic physiology and pharmacology to patient care. There will be an in-depth analysis of the physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, nervous, renal and endocrine systems. Limited enrollment. (H/P/F grading only.)—II. (II.) Antogini

493B. Interdisciplinary Medicine in Pain Care (6)

Lecture—5 hours; lecture/laboratory—10 hours; laboratory—16 hours; clinical activity—4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; UC Davis School of Medicine students only. This course will integrate applied and practical neuroanatomy, physiology, pharmacology, psychology/psychiatry and social medicine in the care of patients who are receiving care for pain caused by acute or chronic medical disease or trauma. Limited enrollment. (H/P/F grading only.)—III. (III.) Fishman

498. Individual or Group Study (1-5)

Discussion—1-5 hours; laboratory—2-10 hours. Prerequisite: interns and residents with consent of instructor. Directed reading and discussion and/or laboratory investigation on selected topics. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)

499. Anesthesiology Research (4-18)

Laboratory—12-54 hours. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year medical students, advanced standing undergraduate and veterinary medicine students; or consent of instructor. Problems in clinical and/or laboratory research. (H/P/F grading only for medical students.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Antognini