Department of Anesthesia

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

1. PEO 1. Knowledge and Clinical Competence

To equip anesthesia students with strong foundations in biomedical sciences, clinical practice, and public health, enabling them to provide individualized, evidence-basedanesthesia care across all levels of healthcare settings, including emergency and critical care.

2. PEO 2. Patient-Centered Care

To prepare students to assess, optimize, and manage patients with co-morbidities and co-existing diseases, using appropriate scientific knowledge and individualized anesthesia management plans.

3. PEO 3. Professionalism and Communication

To train students in professional communication, leadership, and management skills, fostering ethical, responsible, and collaborative practice with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.

4. PEO 4. Research and Lifelong Learning

To develop students’ capacity to conduct, utilize, and apply relevant research findings in anesthesia practice, while preparing them for advanced postgraduate studies and continuous professional development.

5. PEO 5. Critical Thinking and Decision-Making

To enhance students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, ensuring reflective, safe, and effective practice in diverse clinical and critical care environments.

Program Learning Outcome (PLO)/Competency/

1. PLO 1. Assess, optimize and prepare patients for surgery and anesthesia
2. PLO 2. Utilize anesthesia machine, equipment, supply, and monitoring devices properly
3. PLO 3. Manage patients’ airways using different modalities
4. PLO 4. Provide safe intraoperative anesthetic management for patients
5. PLO 5. Provide safe postoperative anesthetic care
6. PLO 6. Manage pain for different patient groups
7. PLO 7. Engage in pre-hospital, emergency, and critical care services
8. PLO 8. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) effectively
9. PLO 9. Apply ethical and legal principles in anesthesia practice
10. PLO 10. Participate in scientific evidence generation and utilization
11. PLO 11. Manage anesthesia service in a health facility

Administrative structure of the Program