ST 203 - Senior Rotations st 206 Clinical Practicum II 13 Credits

Institution:

Southern Maine Community College

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Description:

The course is intended to provide senior students with the opportunity to perform scrub and circulating duties under the direct supervision of faculty and/or staff preceptors. Students are assigned to each of the 10 surgical services (cardiothoracic, general/pediatrics, genitourinary, gynecology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, orthopedics, peripheral vascular and plastic/dental/reconstructive) in order to obtain exposure to and clinical practice in common surgical procedures categorized under each service. Students may perform assigned duties at the discretion of the instructors and cluster/service leaders. Additionally, students are assigned to a variety of satellite sites (see objective sheets) in order to obtain broad exposure to smaller health care facilities, surgicenters and supportive health care departments. Students are informally evaluated by clinical instructors on a daily basis and feedback is furnished as necessary. Students are formally evaluated by preceptors on a weekly basis, and receive formal evaluations from the clinical instructors every six weeks. Students will maintain accurate records of the procedures on which they scrub, including the duties they perform. Performance of such duties will be documented and verified by the faculty, according to surgical service and case difficulty. A standardized rating will be awarded to each student based upon the level of difficulty, number and ratio of procedures performed in the first scrub role. Prerequisite: Successful completion of first semester. Clinical practice and observation: 775 hours

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smccME.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 741-5500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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