Course Catalog

 
91-912 SURGICAL GYNECOLOGY
Department OB/GYN Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Critical Care AI Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director SACHIN SHENOY, MD Enrollment Limit 1
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		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
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, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Surgical Gynecology is a 4 week course designed especially for 4th year medical students who plan to pursue postgraduate training in either Obstetrics or General Surgery. The student operates with all the GYN and General and Subspecialty Surgery Staff at DCH Regional Medical Center. When not in surgery the student will attend all didactive sessions. There is no night or weekend call. There are no clinics. The entire course is inpatient care. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Expand surgical skills learned in 3rd year to prepare for residency. 2. Further acquaint the the medical student planning a general surgery residency with the pelvis and gynecologic procedures. 3. Expand the knowledge of the student going into OB/GYN with abdominal surgery, closures, surgical complications and management. 4. Give the 4th year student more responsibility both in the Operating Room and in managing sicker, more complicated patients. 5. Bridge medical school and intern responsibilities.
Where To Report Reach out to course contact at least 4 weeks prior to start date.
Requirements See course description
Evaluation Pass/Fail
Notes