Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology student courses and activities! We hope you find time to rotate in one of our many courses, participate as an extern, or come to one of our Anesthesia Interest Group meetings. You can find information on each of these below.
Whether you’re trying to decide on anesthesiology as a career or you have chosen to pursue a different specialty altogether, rotating with the anesthesia department will provide an invaluable experience that you’ll be able to draw from throughout your practice of medicine.
If you choose to rotate through one of our courses, you would have the opportunity to gain experience with procedures such as airway management and line placement. You would also gain a better understanding of both perioperative and critical care medicine in a wide variety of patient populations: geriatrics, adults, pediatrics and obstetrics, all of which have their own anesthetic implications.
Visiting Medical Students
The University of Oklahoma, Department of Anesthesiology accepts 4th year MD and DO students from other accredited US medical schools. We believe spending time in a program is the best way to understand the culture and determine if it is the right place for you to spend the next 4 years of your training.
Anesthesiology Rotations available to visiting students include:
- Adult Clinical
- Acute Pain & Regional Blocks
- Chronic Pain
- Trauma Call
- Pediatric
- Cardiothoracic
- Obstetrics
- Neuro
- Ambulatory Surgery
Each student will work along side faculty and residents within our department and gain insight into some of the expanded applications of Anesthesiology. The students will follow assigned patients from preoperative evaluation through convalescence under the supervision of residents and faculty members.
Applications must be submitted through the Visiting Student Application Service (VSLO).
Visiting students are required to provide proof of the following:
- Verification of Current Immunizations
- Personal Health Insurance
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Verification of a passing score on the United States Medical Licensing Exam - Step 1 or Step 1 of COMLEX.
Upon accepting the VSLO elective rotation offer students must agree to read, accept and comply with the following required policies:
Visiting Student Policy
Student Health Requirements Policy
Post Exposure Care and Treatment Policy
Students Absences Policy
Students from International Affiliates Policy
Students Responsibility and Rights Policy
Medical Student Mistreatment Policy
Emergency Communication System Registration
Student Confidentiality Agreement
Guidelines for the Teacher Learner Relationship
The OU Department of Anesthesiology does not provide housing for visiting medical students.