The Anesthesiology Multimedia is a 4-week experience focused on medical education. In this elective, students will work in the Department of Anesthesiology's multimedia laboratory, where they will become familiar with computer-assisted instruction, digital media applications for educational purposes, and image and video editing using industry standard software such as Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator. Students will be introduced to script development, storyboard building, instructional design, digital photography and video, and computer applications used for the creation of digital media for medical education. The materials produced in collaboration with students maylead to presentation at national meetings and publication in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. Four weeks prior to the start of the elective, the student will meet wiht the technical advisor to develop a plan of operations and a learning timeline to be followed during the elective. A 4-week elective allows students to become familiar with filming procedures, collecting digital assets, and designing computer-based educational projects. The students will learn digital photography and video editing using industry standard software such as Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator. The student will meet with the technical advisor 4 weeks in advance prior to the start of the elective for one hour at which time they will agree to a plan of operations and a learning timeline to be followed during the elective. The plan of operations includes an agreed upon number of work hours per week to satisfy the BUSM minimum of 40 hours per week, a description of the specific activities to be performed by the student, and the required deliverables of the rotation. Finally, in this preparatory meeting, they will also agree on completing all operational project pre-requirements to fulfill prior to the elective's start date. The multimedia elective will take place in the Department of Anesthesiology Media Laboratory. During the first few days of the rotation, the student will be trained on the specific photographic and video equipment (including cameras, computers, and software) by the technical advisor or by a senior member of the laboratory. During the elective, the student will meet with the technical advisor daily to review the project progress. Furthermore, a mid-clerkship review by the technical advisor will be performed, which will be submitted to the course director. This review will be documented, with any points for improvement relayed, and will include a statement on whether or not the student is at the expected timeline for the project. If the student is not meeting the expected timeline, then the reviewer will provide a plan (which may be as short as a statement or longer depending on the needs) on how to get the student back on the timeline if possible. If getting back on track with the project is not possible, then an alternate plan need to be defined where the student can meet project

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