Surgery Clerkship

Course Description: This 8 week required clinical clerkship focuses on the evaluation and treatment of patients with surgical diseases in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. The course is designed to provide medical students with clinical experiences and didactic opportunities with the aim of developing core knowledge and skills essential for all physicians. In addition to participating the care of general surgery patients, students may have the opportunity to take part in the anesthetic care of patients undergoing a variety of surgical procedures and gain exposure to surgical subspecialties or outpatient surgical care in a clinic setting.

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Required session attendance: Orientation on first day. Weekly Morbidity & Mortality and Grand Rounds conferences. Week 1 and Week 3 simulation and didactic sessions.

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode: Varies by site and service.

Direct patient care: Yes

Consent Requirement: Arranged: Scheduling for core required courses will be completed on your behalf by the clinical scheduling team. If you have an extenuating circumstance and need to request a schedule change for a core required course, please begin by reaching out to your academic advisor for advice and next steps.  

Grading Scale: P/N

Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed

Course equivalency: SURG 7500, INMD 7120 (REACH), INMD 7229 (RPAP), INMD 7236 (MetroPAP), INMD 7324 (VALUE), INMD 7361 (HeLIX), INMD 7424 (EPAC), INMD 7711 (FLIIC)