General Surgery Rotation

Catalog description

The third year core curriculum enables the student to learn fundamental knowledge of and psychomotor skills of surgery. There are residency-based and preceptor-based rotations. Students must participate in the Pre-Rotation Surgical Preparation (PRSP) skills lab. During this lab, the student will learn essential skills of laparoscopic surgery, ultrasound, suturing, gowning and gloving, Foley and NGT insertion. There will be a short lecture to help prepare students for clinical rotations in the hospital and operating room. Students will learn how to diagnose basic surgical diseases, present cases to an attending, write progress notes, do simple surgical procedures, assist in the operating room, and more. The course is on Canvas, and it has modules for the student to complete each week along with a quiz. During the course, the student must post a case presentation and a quality improvement project (QI) and give feedback to a peer. The course is meant to be interactive online with the Course Director, peers and coordinator. The final grade is determined by the Surgery Shelf Exam, quizzes, case presentation ad peer review, QI project with feedback to a peer, and the rotation evaluation.