4th Year Anesthesia

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I’m a new MS4 that will be starting my anesthesia “sub-I” next week and was hoping to get some input on what I should expect/how I should prepare. As an MS3, I would help get the room ready in the mornings for residents/attending that I worked with as an indication that I was interested in anesthesia. What else should I do to help obtain LORs and to stand out from my peers? (FWIW, I’m hoping to go to my home institution for residency.)

 

[DrOwnage]

Read about the patients, show interest in pre-oping with the resident, try to come up with your own anesthetic plan, be proactive about IVs/intubations. If you perform intubations/procedures incorrectly ask them to explain what you did wrong, try again if they let you and don't just hand over the laryngoscope when you don't get a view 10 seconds in. When something doesn't make sense to you ask why/seem interested. Don't expect to just intubate and then go home.