High School Students Experience "A Day in the Life" of an Anesthesiologist

Airway station setup

Dr. Erica Kane teaching airway management

Dr. Erica Kane and Dr. Christopher DeAllie (resident) teaching airway management

CRNA Sophia Assem teaching students about general anesthesia induction

Setup for general anesthesia

Dr. Aarthi Reddy (resident) demonstrating operating room general anesthesia

Dr. Robert Maniker demonstrating a virtual reality program

Dr. David Wang serving as model for transthoracic echocardiography

Student using echocardiography simulator with Dr. David Wang's supervision

Students learning how to use the knobs on the anesthesia machine

Resident doctors Jared Katz and Elizabeth Day teaching students how to insert IVs

Resident doctors Jared Katz, Elizabeth Day, and Christopher De Allie addressing the students

IV station setup

A group of 20 students from in and around Washington Heights had the hands-on experience of “a day in the life” of an anesthesiologist this summer at the Margaret Wood Center for Simulation and Education. Working alongside our faculty, CRNAs, residents, and medical students, they participated in learning about intubation, inserting an IV, performing a cardiovascular exam, suturing, and performing an ultrasound of the heart. After lunch, they got to experience a demo of one of our educational virtual reality programs.

This program was made possible by a 2021 grant awarded by the provost’s office.