The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine offers third and fourth year medical students the opportunity to participate in a variety of clinical and research learning activities.  

Four clinical courses are offered to fourth year medical students in 2 or 4-week blocks:

Inpatient Anesthesia
Anesthesiology Critical Care
Chronic Pain/Cancer Pain Management
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Additional courses offered include:

Anesthesiology Research
Anesthesiology Selective

Medical students are encouraged to participate in the department activities during their rotation, including:

• Morning Clinical Conferences which include Morning Report, during which a different attending anesthesiologists mediate a discussion, usually involving a case presentation, as well as Keyword Lectures, Mini-Mock Oral Exams, and Core Didactics.
• Medical Student Lectures typically involving a formal lecture followed by informal discussion about specific cases and other issues in anesthesiology.

Student Interest Group in Anesthesiology (SIGA)

The mission of the UAB Student Interest Group in Anesthesiology (SIGA) is to create opportunities for medical students to more thoroughly investigate a career in anesthesiology. These opportunities are for students who have already identified anesthesiology as a career path, as well as those with undecided plans. The UAB Department of Anesthesiology sponsors and supports SIGA to fulfill this mission through meetings, projects, journal clubs, and workshops.