Surgery

Catalog description

This is a course at the KU Medial Center, in which the student proceeds to the study of surgical diseases and treatment in a more specific and in-depth exposure than in the Basic Surgery Course (SURG 900). The student is assigned to an instructor of choice; studies an area of interest in-depth within the field of general surgery, i.e., gastrointestinal, peripheral vascular, endocrine, thoracic, etc; participates in the care of selected patients in the ward, clinic, and operating room, and assists in the experimental laboratory if desired. The student also participates in surgical and multidisciplinary conferences in which clinical problems are related to the basic sciences. Evaluation is based on clinical performance. Prerequisite: SURG 900.