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October 2025 Edition
The Anesthesiology Interest Group at Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine
OURADVISORS
Dr.PeregrinaArciaga,MD
Dr.PatriciaNwajuaku,MD
WELCOME TO AIG
This is the second edition of the CDU Anesthesiology Interest Group Newsletter In this issue, we highlight recent club activities, share anesthesiology-related updates from across the CDU campus, and preview upcoming events To access previous editions of our newsletter, visit https://issuu com/cduaig
PAST EVENTS
�� Summer Research Experiences
This past summer, several AIG members participated in research and educational programs across California (1) Dylan participated in research with Stanford Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, (2) Jada presented a poster on her work investigating obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy under Sutter Health, (3) Yeab participated in clinical research with Stanford Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, (4) Mofiyin joined Cedars-Sinai to help develop an new AI tool for evaluating grant proposals
�� Featured in ASA Newsletter
In September, our team was featured in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Newsletter for our work in the community
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�� Ultrasound & Procedural Skills Workshops
In August, students participated in two hands-on workshops The first introduced medical students to ultrasound fundamentals Dr Arciaga demonstrated probe selection and imaging planes useful for identifying key anatomical landmarks and diagnostic signs of heart and lung abnormalities The second workshop focused on IV insertion techniques and concluded with a pharmacology session reviewing the anesthetic agents used during induction, maintenance, and emergence in a hypothetical cholecystectomy case
�� October Journal Club
On October 6th, we hosted our first journal club of the year with Dr Harrison Chow, Dr Kenneth Lewis, and our amazing advisors Drs Arciaga and Nwajuaku AIG members presented two articles for discussion The first presentation discussed the therapeutic potential of anesthesia-induced dreams, while the second examined methadone treatment in post-operative pain management for adolescent scoliosis patients
Dr RasheedIveyMD,RegionalAnesthesiologyandAcutePainMedicinespeaks withmembersofthenewCDUchapterofCoalitionofBlackMen’sPhysicians
On October 1st, Dr Rasheed Ivey, along with other Black physicians, led a roundtable discussion with the Coalition of Black Men Physicians at CDU This newly formed chapter, established at the end of September, aims to strengthen the representation of Black men in medicine and is the second chapter of its kind nationwide Dr Ivey, who is a graduate of Charles R Drew and a currently practicing anesthesiologist, shared his personal journey and engaged in a candid conversation with the young men in the College of Medicine about navigating and fostering positive relationships as medical professionals