UMass Chan GHE Anesthesia competency-based goals and objectives
Patient Care
- Understand Influence of local resources on health care delivery
- Learn how to prepare for and set up adequate anesthesia delivery/ recovery areas, promote the use of safety checklists as emphasized by the WHO
- Understand influence of religion /non-western practices on medicine
- Adhere to and educate students about ASA standards of care
- Understand local standards of care
- Experience all levels of anesthesia care in an austere environment
Medical Knowledge
- Learn about potential health and safety risks as they apply to visitors
- Teach local learners new techniques regarding the use of technology as well as other clinical techniques specific to the practice of anesthesiology
- Learn about anesthetic techniques, diseases and surgeries that are uncommon in the USA and developed countries but common in the host country
- Identify endemic health issues and understand the effects on peri-operative care
- Identify differences in risk data in well-resourced vs. under-resourced countries
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Understand the cultural differences and values of the host country
- Learn to communicate using foreign language, interpreters and body language
Professionalism
- Act as a representative of the medical community and the USA
- Understand volunteerism and its effects on the community
Practice Based Learning and Improvement
- Demonstrate the ability to constantly adapt to novel environments
- Learn and teach the use of web-based information such as the CDC website and the USA State Department website as well as literature searches to acquire new information
Systems Based Practice
- Understand the health care system in the hosting country
- Understand how patients access the health care system in the host country