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Nov 25, 2024
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2019-2020 School of Medicine Bulletin
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SURG D605 - Surgery Clerkship
Credits: 8
An eight-week, eight-credit-hour required clerkship in the third year consisting of primarily inpatient experiences with opportunities for outpatient experiences as well. Under the supervision of attending staff physicians and residents, students spend variable amounts of time on general surgery, vascular surgery, trauma, with opportunities to also spend time in selected surgical subspecialties. Students continue to develop skills in medical history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data in an organized fashion to understand surgical diseases. During this clerkship, students should develop an understanding of the metabolic and physiologic effects of injury and trauma; correlate disordered physiology with the surgical pathologic process; recognize surgical illness and the place of operative intervention in treatment of diseases; understand the impact of surgery on the patient and family, including the psychological and socioeconomic changes that result from an operation; and acquire surgical techniques and skills basic to all physicians, including wound care, suture technique, and the ability to assist in the operating room. Primary methods of instruction include lecture, case-based discussion/presentation, suture laboratory, conferences, small-group discussion, and teaching rounds. Modes of assessment include the Surgery NBME subject examination, departmental written midterm examination, clinical evaluations, and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Demonstration of mastery of a prescribed set of clinical skills, included on the Clinical Skills Attainment Document, is required for successful completion of this clerkship.
Note: Restricted to medical students.
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