Prerequisite: Successful completion of Surgery 720. Surgery 721 should be taken as a senior; permission to take it as a junior must be obtained from the course director.
General Objectives:
To learn the principles of preoperative and postoperative care through direct involvement with care of patient
To observe correlations between the clinical presentation and findings at surgery through direct participation in the operating room
To improve skills and efficiency in the care of patients through direct responsibility for patients as an acting intern
To improve interactive skills with other health-care professionals by working as an integral member of a surgical team
Methods: The student will spend four weeks on a surgical service. The student will submit a preference list for the rotation at least one month prior to the beginning of the course. An attempt will be made to assign the student to his/her choice as much as possible, though limits on numbers of students on a given rotation make it impossible to guarantee placement in the top choice in each case:
Examples are as follows:
Advanced Ophthalmology Anesthesiology Cardiothoracic Surgery - University General Surgery - Emanuel Hospital General Surgery - St. Vincent's Hospital General Surgery - University (Blue) General Surgery - VAMC Gynecology Post-Op Care Neurosurgery NW Orthopedics Clinic Orthopedics - University Otolaryngology Pediatric Orthopedics - Shriners Pediatric Surgery - Emanuel Pediatric Surgery – University Pediatric Urology Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery with Dr. Nguyen Surgical Oncology - University (Gold) Three Rivers Community Hospital - Grants Pass Trauma - Emanuel Trauma/SICU - University Urology – University Urology - University (Pediatric) Urology – VAMC VA SICU Vascular Surgery - University Vascular Surgery - VAMC
The student will function as a part of the ward team, taking call no more frequently than every third night. Students will be expected to participate fully in every aspect of the team's activities.
Specific objectives for each rotation are provided for the students at the beginning of the rotation.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated by the faculty and residents based upon the student's clinical performance including knowledge, skills, and attitudes displayed. There will be no common examination at course end, although services may individually require oral or written examinations, formal presentations, or papers at their discretion.
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