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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Individual students may elect to study in depth, for a period of one to two months, any specific area in surgery under the guidance of the faculty member most familiar with that specific area. A thesis or report on the subject chosen is a necessary part of this elective. No student is eligible for more than one such elective. (Chairman and Staff) 7.000 Credit Hours 15.000 Lecture hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 Clinical experience with individual private preceptor, in his office, operating room and hospital. (Individual arrangements must be made through both the Chairman of Surgery and the Clinical Surgeon involved.) 7.000 Credit Hours 15.000 Lecture hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 Students may elect off campus experience in some phase of surgery in some other Medical School or institution for a period of one to two months. For help in making arrangements, interested students should contact the Medical College of Georgia counterpart of the individual at the other institution with whom he wishes to work. Such electives must be an identifiable course of instruction. An evaluation of student's performance will be required. No student is eligible for more than one such elective. 7.000 Credit Hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 The student will be assigned to the Director of the Trauma Service and be responsible to him. The experience will include trauma call, trauma surgery, patient care in the trauma intensive care unit, and patient care in the outpatient clinics. Lectures on trauma care and trauma system development will be included. An introduction to the principles and practices of prehospital care, to include experience on both helicopter and ground EMS services, is included. (Carl R. Boyd, M.D.) Objectives: To give the student an understanding of the principles and practice of care of the multiple injured patient. Also, the student should gain an understanding of the importance of the trauma care system development in prehospital care of the trauma patient. Evaluation: Evaluation will be by direct observation by the preceptor and also by standardized written tests at the end of the rotation. 10.000 Credit Hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 During this elective experience the student will be assigned to one of the general surgical services and function as an intern under the watchful eye of the chief resident and chief of service. He or she can expect to be responsible for assigned patients, do a complete work up, scrub on the surgery, be asked to write orders, and follow the patient throughout their hospital course. This elective will be useful in allowing the students to determine whether they wish to pursue a career in surgery or not. 10.000 Credit Hours 40.000 Lecture hours 20.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 Students on this elective will function as substitute interns on the General Surgical Services at the Medical College of Georgia Hospitals. The student will be assigned to a specific surgical service and will function as an integral part of that service. The student is expected to initiate the clinical data base, begin diagnostic measures, and where possible, to perform surgical procedures with supervision. In addition, he will participate in the teaching responsibilities, conferences, clinics, and operating experiences of the service to which he/she is assigned and will be assigned night call responsibilities. 10.000 Credit Hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SUR 5000 The student will be involved in the care of patients on the Burn/Trauma Service. These patient frequently have injuries and functional disruption of multiple organ systems and therefore offer opportunities not only in learning management of burns and trauma, but also critical care. Cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal physiology are stressed and the frequent use of mechanical ventilatory support and invasive cardiovascular monitoring provide extensive experience in care of the critically ill. The interrelationship of anatomy, pathophysiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and microbiology is studied in relationship to the management of burns, trauma and critical care. Selected readings, didactic presentations, video taped lectures, perceptually instruction and clinical interface are all used as teaching methodology. These students participate as an active member of the patient care team. 10.000 Credit Hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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10.00 Credits
Increased knowledge and skills in the field of surgery and in the care of surgical patients. 10.000 Credit Hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Core Curriculum During assignment at Atlanta Medical Center, students will be introduced to Surgical Critical Care and Trauma. There is an 18 bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and a moderately busy Trauma Surgery service, and VICU and CVICU. During this rotation, the student will be assigned to patients in the SICU related procedures. There are daily teaching rounds in the SICU with the faculty and housestaff, as well as a variety of surgical conferences on a weekly basis. The exposure to trauma patients is varied and depends on the types of patients admitted. The majority have received blunt injury and are assessed in the trauma admitting area. There is opportunity to spend time with the helicopter team relative to transport care and issues. A surgical library is provided for reading and study during free time and academic pursuit along these lines is stressed while learning practical experience of patient evaluation and care. 10.000 Credit Hours 20.000 Lecture hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Months Offered: August through June The student will perform research on a selected topic in the history of medicine. He/she will meet regularly with Dr. Nesbit for discussion and will prepare a paper suitable for submission for presentation/publication. Elective must be approved by Dr. Robert Nesbit. 5.000 Credit Hours 2.000 Lecture hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College SOM Surgery Department
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