OBGY 709M Advanced GYN/ONC Surgery - PeaceHealth Sacred Heart

Credits: 6
Students will be responsible for the post-operative care of gynecologic oncology patients and will be involved in the pre-operative work up of their Surgery patients. They will scrub in for surgery 2-4 days per week for 5-12 major surgeries. The focus will be on the surgical care of patients with a pelvic mass and the differential diagnosis and surgical implications of the differential for these patients as well as the work up and management of patients with post- menopausal bleeding, especially patients with endometrial cancer. While they are in clinic, they will also be involved in the ongoing cancer surveillance of these patients and all patients with gynecologic oncologic issues. As such, they will attend gynecologic oncology tumor conferences, and the breast tumor conference.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit