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Welcome to the Surgery Clerkship!
The Department of Surgery provides a broad general exposure to surgery during a six-week basic clinical clerkship and a three week subspecialty clerkship.
The basic clerkship stresses preoperative evaluation in the emergency and ambulatory settings, proper operating room conduct and postoperative management. An awareness of the nature and management of surgical disease is developed by case-oriented small group sessions, rounds, and weekly conferences.
The surgery subspecialty clerkship reinforces these basic skills by application to specialty areas such as Cardiothoracic Surgery, ENT, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Transplant, and Urology as well as the opportunity to get exposure to Anesthesiology and Ophthalmology.
Elective courses in general and specialty surgery and various aspects of surgical biology are offered. Increased clinical responsibility is assured on hospital services by assigning the elective student to the patients’ care team.
Special courses designed around specific clinical activities and research programs in the Department of Surgery and other departments are available on an individual basis.
Visiting students from LCME accredited programs are welcome. Students attending non-LCME accredited programs and foreign medical students must have a sponsor in the Department who has personal knowledge of the student. Please contact the Student Affairs Office for applications.
Clerkship
Program Coordinator:
Diane Poskus
Department of Surgery
The University of Arizona
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
PO Box 245066
Tucson, AZ 84724-5066
Phone: (520) 626-3972
FAX: (520) 626-4334
E-mail:dposkus@surgery.arizona.edu
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