Visiting Learners & Job Shadowing

Residents perform ECHO simulation, one is pointing to an image on a screen.

Explore what a career in anesthesiology looks like by shadowing one of our clinical professionals.

Our job shadowing experience gives students and aspiring health professionals the chance to observe daily work, ask questions, and deepen their understanding of patient care in anesthesiology, all in a real clinical setting.

Our anesthesiology team will help you observe clinical workflows, learn about roles within perioperative care and gain insight into the skills and decision-making necessary for safe anesthesia practice.

Graduate Medical Education (GME)

House Officers (residents and fellows)

Residents and fellows in GME-accredited programs within the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. These individuals are directed by the core residency program director and fellowship program directors.

Residents from other UNMC GME programs who are interested in an anesthesiology rotation. These learners are directed by the off-service rotation coordinator and are paired with house officers in the UNMC Department of anesthesiology for their clinical experience. Certain off-service residents with sufficient prior exposure may be permitted to perform clinical care under direct attending supervision.

Trainees from other institutions’ GME programs who have formally requested an opportunity to rotate as house officers in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. These individuals are treated similarly to off-service residents described above and may contact the off-service rotation coordinator for their clinical experience.

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)

UME learners include medical students at various stages of training. M4 students are considered on-rotation with direct patient interaction expectations.

Fourth-year medical students apply for opportunities to rotate via OASIS during elective selection. Available rotations:

Anesthesiology (720)
Critical Care Anesthesiology (725)
Chronic Pain (734)
Research - Anesthesiology (798)
Advanced Anesthesiology (799)

These individuals apply online via the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) portal. Once processed, they are selected by the Medical Student Rotation Coordinator(s). Available rotations:

Anesthesiology (720)
Critical Care Anesthesiology (725)

These students may request a single-day observership in the department, more than once. Students interested in anesthesiology can contact the department directly to be assigned to the OR3 resident on their selected day.

Non-UME Learners

These individuals are not enrolled in formal medical education programs. They include observers (formal arrangements, typically 2–4 weeks) and shadows (less formal, typically single-day experiences).

Often physicians from other countries or training programs requesting longer-term (2–4 week) observerships. Observers do not have direct patient contact and must remain with their assigned attending or delegate at all times.

UNMC Non-COM Foreign Medical Graduate Physician Employees: These individuals will be assigned department member(s) to pair with and observe for the defined period.
Non-UNMC Foreign Medical Graduate Physicians: Require formal agreement and UNMC approval. All requisite forms and training must be completed before beginning.

Individuals interested in shadowing an anesthesiologist must apply through OHPE using the links below. All required documents and authorizations must be completed prior to the shadowing experience. Available times are those volunteered by interested faculty.

Application Links:

Quick reference summary

Quick reference summary
Learner Type	Category	Patient Contact	Application
UNMC Department of Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows	GME	Yes	Internal
Off-service Residents	GME	Yes (limited)	Coordinator
M4 UNMC Students	UME	Yes	OASIS
M4 Visiting Students	UME	Yes	VSLO
M1-3 UNMC Students	UME	No (oberver)	Direct Contact
Foreign Medical Graduates \| Observers	Non-UME	No (oberver)	UNMC Approval
UNMC Non-COM Shadows	Non-UME	No (shadow)	Direct Contact
External Shadows	Non-UME	No (shadow)	OHPE