SURG 910 - Ambulatory Rot-Surgery

Institution:

University of Louisville

Subject:

Surgery

Description:

Prerequisite: SURG-901 Surgical/Perioperative Selective Students will spend 4 weeks in an ambulatory setting from the following options: GENERAL SURGERY: Students will accompany General Surgery faculty in their private clinics and observe office practice. The student will participate in the care of patients and the study of a wide spectrum of General Surgical practice including Colorectal, Gastro-intestinal, Oncology, and Vascular Surgery. The student may also be required to follow selected patients in the hospital and will have the opportunity to scrub in and assist on some operations. Goals: To allow the student to experience the busy private office practice in General Surgery and to establish a one-on- one professional relationship with any one of a number of General Surgery faculty. Method of Evaluation: 100% Observation and performance in the private office, plus operative case and activity reports filed by the student. OTOLARYNGOLOGY: The student will rotate through clinics at the VAMC, UofL, and Kosair Children's Hospitals as well at the private offices of the faculty in the Division of Otolaryngology. The student will "shadow" the faculty member while they see patients and participate in case discussions. The student will also actively participate in the hospital clinics and perform complete evaluations, including history and head and neck examination under the supervision of faculty and residents. There will be more limited exposure to operative procedures, but during the course of the rotation the student will have an opportunity to observe most common ENT procedures. A list of objectives will be distributed at the beginning of the course to guide the student in self instruction. Goals: This course is designed for the student who desires exposure to the office evaluation and management of disorders of the head and neck particularly those students interested in primary care. The student should become proficient in obtaining a medical history of the ENT patient, thoroughly learn the basic ENT exam, and learn medical management of common ENT disorders and indications for referral. Method of Evaluation: 100% Observation of performance in the clinic and private offices. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: (NOTE: Students must have written approval of PRS faculty prior to the first day of the rotation.) The student will rotate through PRS clinics at the VAMC and U of L hospitals, as well at the private offices of the faculty in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The student will actively participate in hospital clinics and perform complete evaluations, including history and physical examinations under the supervision of faculty and residents. In the private office, the student will "shadow" the faculty member while they see private patients and participate in case discussions. There will be more limited exposure to operative procedures, but during the course of the rotation the student may also be required to follow selected patients in the hospital and will have the opportunity to scrub in and assist on some operations. A list of objective will be distributed at the beginning of the course to guide the student in self-instruction. Goals: This course is designed for the student who desires exposure to the office evaluation and management of complex wounds and other problems that require Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery, particularly those students interested in primary care. The student should become proficient in obtaining a medical history and physical exam, and learn medical management of common disorders that require Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and indications for referral. Method of Evaluation: 100% Observation of performance in the clinic and private offices.

Credits:

1.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.louisville.edu

Phone Number:

(502) 852-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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