Surgery

Catalog description

The student will be assigned to a teaching panel and will work closely with the attending surgeons and residents. The student will participate in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of surgical patients. Exposure to acutely injured patients and acute surgical conditions in the emergency department will be an important aspect of this elective. As a result of these experiences the student will be able to: recognize acute surgical conditions and institute initial management, develop skills in surgical diagnosis, participate and assist in surgical procedures, elicit and perform an H & P on patients in an ambulatory care setting, and develop diagnostic skills in the ambulatory care setting. Prerequisite: SGRY 975.