Physician Shadow
Silver Cross Hospital
New Lenox, Illinois
12.2025 - 2026
- Shadowed attending anesthesiologist across multiple operating rooms and off-site procedural locations in a high-acuity, fast-paced clinical environment, observing care delivery across a wide variety of surgical cases.
- Observed surgical procedures, anesthesia induction, patient monitoring, and airway management techniques in an operating room setting.
- Assisted the anesthesiology team under direct supervision with operating room preparation and anesthesia setup for diverse surgical cases, observed medication preparation and administration, and participated in supervised preoperative patient interviews.
- Gained exposure to sterile technique, surgical instruments, and operating room protocols.
- Developed an understanding of patient safety, informed consent, and interdisciplinary healthcare collaboration.