General Surgery
SU 501M.23
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Course Information
Description
This course will give students an in-depth experience in clinical management of patients with surgical problems, on one of the six General Surgery services at Brigham and Women's Hospital: Surgical Oncology/Melanoma (Moore), Surgical Oncology/Endocrine (Chiefs), Colorectal (Zinner), GI/Minimally Invasive (Cutler), Vascular (Mannick), or Emergency General Surgery/Trauma (Cushing). Students will be contacted by the clerkship coordinator as soon as they are confirmed for the rotation, and asked to rank the services of their choice.
Students will serve as clerks on a busy general surgical service, and are expected to perform close to the level of an intern. The course will provide students the opportunity to gain experience in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative patient management, including evaluating patients, deciding on a diagnostic and management strategy, and providing care under housestaff and faculty supervision. There will be ample opportunity to attend and participate in didactic conferences. The student will do up to 4 overnight/weekend shifts during the rotation, after discussion with the preceptor.
This course assumes experience in the Core Surgery sequence at HMS or its equivalent. The elective student functions under the supervision of senior and junior residents, assisting in management of patients in clinic and on the floor, and participating actively in procedures in the operating room.
Evaluation of performance and progress is based on evaluation by staff and residents. Areas of evaluation will include: organization and reporting of clinical data for patients assigned to the student, ability to interpret information to develop differential diagnoses and plans of management, professionalism in carrying out assigned tasks and interacting with the team and other care providers, efforts to contribute to the environment of learning by presentations to the team, and progress in technical areas. Feedback will be provided to students by their assigned preceptor in the middle and end of the rotation, in addition to a final debriefing session with Dr. Fairweather.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to International Visiting Students
