Cr: General Surgery

Catalog description

This eight-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to acquire basic skills for the evaluation of the surgical patient. Students will engage under the direct supervision of the surgeon(s). The student experience includes surgical pre-operative preparation, surgical assistance, and post-operative care. Emphasis is on indications for procedures, proper OR etiquette and procedures, surgical complications, and post -operative care. Students learn about surgical consults and different surgical specialties. Students may have the opportunity to participate in general surgery, abdominal, breast, chest, head and neck, neurosurgical, orthopedic, plastic, urologic, and vascular procedures. Along with actively participating in clinical activities with the surgical faculty and/or residents, students are expected to attend formal didactic sessions such as Surgical Grand Rounds, Tumor Board, and Case Presentations, as provided by the respective site.