Women in Surgery

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Know a female surgeon? Considering becoming one? Do you have a significant other thinking about a career in surgery? Surgical specialties do not exclude women in this rotation and this rotation does not exclude men. This course is designed to answer many of your questions during an opportunity to work individually with women in various surgical specialties. This course is offered during all phases of the medical school curriculum. This elective involves a comprehensive surgical rotation from pre-operative evaluation, inter-operative and post-operative management and follow-up clinical visits. Student's will choose a different female surgeon to spend one week each on the three-week rotation. Two full history and physical examinations will be submitted and evaluated as part of the evaluation. The student may choose a supervising faculty member. Required reading for this course is The Pocket Mentor published by the Association of Women Surgeons.