SURG 741G Continuity: Vascular Surgery - OHSU/VAMC

Credits: 10
The purpose of the Vascular Surgery Continuity Clinical Experience is for students interested in a vascular surgical career to experience an in-depth opportunity to participate in the evaluation and management of patients with vascular diseases. This eight-week rotation will allow students to follow patients from their preoperative clinic visit through their surgery and postoperative care. Students will participate in preoperative evaluation and risk stratification/reduction, scrub into open and endovascular cases, participate in clinical ward rounds both on the floor and in the intensive care unit, and learn about surveillance of surgical (open and endovascular) outcomes in an outpatient setting. Students will be expected to understand the pathophysiology of, and participate in the care of patients with hemodialysis access needs, thoracic and/or abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute arterial occlusion, chronic arterial occlusive disease, extracranial carotid occlusive disease, and acute and chronic venous diseases.

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