SURG 741X Continuity: Special Elective Surgery 8-Week

Credits: 10
The purpose of the Continuity Clinical Experience is for students interested in a surgical career to experience an in-depth opportunity to participate in the evaluation and management of patients within an area of interest to the student. This eight-week rotation will allow students to follow patients from their preoperative clinic visit through their surgery and postoperative care. Students should participate in preoperative evaluation and risk stratification/reduction, scrub into, participate in clinical ward rounds both on the floor and in the intensive care unit, and learn about surveillance of surgical outcomes in an outpatient setting. Students will be expected to understand the pathophysiology of, and participate in the care of patients. You need to obtain approval to sign up for this course.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be repeated for credit