Congenital Heart Surgery Elective
PD 535M.7 4
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Description
This course is an advanced surgical elective focused on the surgical management of pediatric and adult congenital heart disease. The experience will involve all phases of the care of these patients, including pre-operative evaluation and surgical planning/decision-making, intra-operative management, and post-operative care in the intensive care and post ICU care units at Children's Hospital. The student is expected to be directly involved in all phases of care. The student will be expected to focus on 1-2 patients each week (out of 20-25 patients undergoing surgery each week), and make case presentations to one or both course directors on the preoperative condition, choice of operative approach, and post-operative management. The student will be expected to undertake a review of a specific topic in congenital heart disease and to make a presentation to the course co-directors and to the surgical trainees during the final week of the course. The course also includes student participation in all clinical, research, and dedicated educational conferences and a series of educational sessions tailored specifically for the student selecting this elective.
Not Available for Cross Registration
