title: A peer-designed selective in anesthesiology, critical care, and perioperative medicine for first- and second-year medical students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to design and implement a preclinical elective (termed selective) in anesthesiology, critical care, and perioperative medicine and to report survey results assessing the impact of the selective on first- and second-year medical students' understanding of basic concepts, comfort with procedural skills, and interest in the specialty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preinvention and postintervention survey evaluation was used as the design of this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted at Mayo Medical School and Mayo Clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants in this study are first- and second-year medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 1-week introductory anesthesiology curriculum was developed to include didactic sessions, shadowing experiences, lunch and dinner panels, mentorship and networking opportunities, and procedural workshops in airway management, ultrasound, and vascular access techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preselective and postselective surveys using a 10-point scale (1, strongly disagree; 10, strongly agree) were administered 1 week before and after the selective.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 8 students participated in the selective, with a 100% survey response rate. Students reported significant increases for all survey questions regarding basic concepts and skills. The largest increases were reported in comfort with airway management skills, understanding of the perioperative surgical home model, and vascular access skills. All participants indicated a higher likelihood of pursuing anesthesiology as a career and attributed their increased interest in anesthesiology to the selective.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new selective was successful in giving first- and second-year medical students a comprehensive overview of anesthesiology and increasing medical student interest in the specialty. The success of this selective leads to promising belief that similar peer-designed educational experiences can be developed at other medical schools to improve education and interest in this area of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Aiudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: sviggum.hans@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Hans P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sviggum
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical
keywords: Anesthesiology; Critical care; Peer-designed selective; Perioperative medicine; Preclinical education