Course Catalog

 
91-983 GENERAL SURGERY
Department SURGERY Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director ANDREW HARRELL, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact KRISTA TRIMM Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Ktrimm@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-9856 Fax (205) 348-4429
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Contact will provide details about approvals for this course.
Course Description The goal is to provide the student with further experience in the decision making process in patients who are acutely or chronically ill with diseases or injuries to which surgery can make a therapeutic contribution. The student will acquire a reliable database from history, physical examination, and selected laboratory procedures and will assist in the pre-operative diagnosis, operative procedures, and post-operative care of all patients on the service.
Where To Report Email course contact at least 2 weeks prior to start date for when and where to report.
Requirements The student will keep a log of the patients evaluated and followed during their eight
service. Students will participate in daily ward rounds, attend procedures performed in the operating.
Student will required to see an open-heart surgery, see/do chest tube, foley on male and female, and a chest tube. A DXR case is also required.
theater by his practicing surgeon preceptor,and attend all formal surgical conferences.
To acquire a reliable database from history, physical examination, and selected laboratory procedures. They are to assist in the pre operative diagnosis, operative procedures, and post operative care of all patients on the service.
Evaluation Evaluation Methods: Pass/Fail
Students will be evaluated on attendance, completion of assigned reading and participation in patient interactions and group discussions.
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