Abstract: Objective To explore the practice and significance of the new course of “ Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) and Perioperative Management” for graduate students under multidisciplinary cooperation. Methods The Department of Anesthesiology collaborated with the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Geriatrics and six related surgical departments to develop a course of 30 credit hours on “ ERAS and Perioperative Management” in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Researchers analyzed the teaching effectiveness of the course by collecting survey questionnaires and evaluating scheme report of ERAS case. Results Researchers found that ten graduates joined this course and they believed that learning improved their understanding of ERAS related knowledge, such as preoperative nutrition and functional state optimization, intraoperative volume and temperature management, prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and perioperative pain management. Students had high satisfaction with the course and believed that it would help improve their clinical literacy. Conclusions The new course of “ERAS and Perioperative Management” for graduates may support capacity building in terms of clinical logic and thinking about ERAS and promotion of skills for perioperative management. Our experience of graduates'training with “ Enhanced Recovery after Surgery and Perioperative Management” course can be shared by other trainers of health institution of China.

Key words: enhanced recovery after surgery, perioperative management, postgraduate students, teaching