Maximize Your Anesthesiology Assistant Shadowing Experience

Don't Lose Your Shadowing Experience to Memory

You finally get the opportunity to be in the operating room. Then a year later during your admissions interview, the details blur together—and you can't articulate what you actually learned.

The AnesthesiaSal Shadowing Checklist solves this by creating a permanent record of your clinical experience. Check off each skill and case as you see it, so when admissions committees ask "Tell me about your shadowing"—you have proof of exactly what you've been exposed to.

What's Included:

This comprehensive, one-page checklist covers:
✓ AA Duties & Tasks — Equipment setup, patient positioning, monitoring, drug administration, airway management, emergencies, and more
✓ Anesthesia Types — MAC/Sedation, General (LMA & ETT), Regional, Spinal, Epidural, and TIVA
✓ Airway Techniques— Direct laryngoscopy, GlideScope, BVM ventilation, and difficult airway management

✓ Line Placements — Peripheral IV, arterial lines, and central venous catheters
✓ Off-Site Procedures — IR and MRI anesthesia
✓ Surgical Specialties — General, vascular, neuro, plastic, robotic, orthopedic, ENT, gynecologic, and cardiac surgery
✓ Monitoring & Documentation — BIS monitoring, charting, specimen handling, ACLS, and equipment troubleshooting

Why Use This Checklist?

Build Your Interview Narrative — Whenadmissions committees ask "What was your shadowing experience like?" you'll have specifics to back it up instead of vague memories

Create a Real Record — Most students don't take notes during shadowing. This checklist changes that—one page, one mark, one permanent memory

Recall Details Later — A year from now, you'll remember exactly which surgeries you observed, which techniques you assisted with, and what stood out
Close Knowledge Gaps — Identify which skills and cases you still need to see before graduation
Prove Your Competency — Demonstrate to admissions committees the breadth and depth of your clinical exposure
Stand Out in Interviews — Candidateswho can speak specifically about their cases and skills are memorable. This checklist gives you that edge

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Start tracking your experiences. 
FREE Download Shadowing Checklist: HERE