Description

The clerkship is ten weeks long. The first two days of the rotation will be devoted to overall orientation to the clerkship and the final two days of the rotation will be devoted to evaluation. Of the remaining weeks, you will spend two weeks with a general surgical team and one week on the colorectal service. During this time you will participate actively as a member of the team, under the direction of a Chief Surgical Resident. You will also spend one week on the Critical Care/Trauma Service where you will have an opportunity to participate in the care of injured and critically ill patients. You will then be able to select from several one-week options to complete the surgery clerkship. For this period you will participate on surgical subspecialty services. Options include ENT, Vascular, Cardiothoracic, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery and Pediatric Surgery. One week will be spent shadowing your mentor.
During the clerkship, students will not spend on average more than eighty hours per week in required clinical and educational activities. Required activities include, but are not limited to, formal didactic teaching, hospital rounds and activities, out-patient clinic attendance, in-house and at home call, and attendance at examinations. Required activities do not include personal study time or optional educational experiences.