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  • SURG 910: Ambulatory Rot-Surgery

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    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.
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  • SURG 911: Research-Surg Problems

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    The purpose of this course is to acquaint the interested medical student with laboratory environment and basic skills. Opportunities to engage in significant research are available to students who elect to work with faculty on research assignments. The goal will be to assign a project already started or designed to be brief so that a defined end point can be reached in four weeks. Goals: Specific goals will be determined with the faculty mentor. Method of Evaluation: As arranged with the instructor. Opportunities are in General Surgery, Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Otolaryngology, Thoracic & Cardiovascular and Plastic Surgery.
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  • SURG 923: Ambulatory Clinic

    0.50 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    AMBULATORY CLINIC
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  • SURG 924: Transplantation Surgery

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisite: SURG-901, Surgical/Perioperative Selective The student will rotate on the liver, pancreas and kidney transplant services at Jewish Hospital with daily rounds and patient contact. The student will assist on all operative procedures and be intimately involved in the postoperative care. A weekly conference will be attended with the topic discussed by the student and selected by the preceptor. Weekly transplant clinic will be attended by the student.
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  • SURG 925: Trauma Service

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisites: SURG-901 Surgical/Perioperative Selective The student will serve in an acting intern-type capacity on the Trauma Service and will attend ward rounds with residents and faculty and participate in all surgical conferences and operating room experiences. The student will be assigned to selected ICU patients after approval by the resident and faculty on the basis of the educational value of the patient to the student. The student will be responsible for following and participating in that patient's care from admission to discharge. Because of the popularity of this rotation, first choice will be given to fourth year students who have not participated on Trauma Service as a third year student. This is an excellent rotation for students interested in gaining extensive training and exposure in critical care.
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  • SURG 926: General Surgery-Norton's

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisites: SURG-901 Surgical/Perioperative Selective The student will participate in surgical activities with full time general surgery faculty as an acting intern at Norton Hospital. The student will be directly supervised by the resident and attending staff. This will provide to the student an opportunity for close personal contact with the full time faculty in General Surgery. The student will participate in Journal Club discussions.
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  • SURG 927: SURGERY-VA Medical Center

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisite: SURG-901 Surgical/Perioperative Selective The student will serve in an acting intern-type capacity on the Surgical service, will attend ward rounds with residents and faculty and will participate in all Surgical conferences and operating room experiences. The student will be assigned to selected ICU and ward patients after approval by the resident and faculty on the basis of the educational value of the patient to the student. The student will be responsible for following and participating in the patient's care from admission to discharge.
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  • SURG 928: Thoracic&Cardiac Surgery-Jewish

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisite: SURG-901 Surgical/Perioperative Selective Students will participate in care of patients receiving Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. Both operative and perioperative experience will be provided, as well as care of the cardiac transplantation patient. Extensive experience in intensive care monitoring and patient care will be provided.
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  • SURG 929: Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisite: Fourth year standing and a minimum grade of 85% average in the Basic Surgery Clerkship. This course is only available when a surgical resident rotates on CAST. The Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies (CAST) was formed in 1996 through a grant from the Alliant Health System Community Trust. CAST?s mission is to study, develop, promote and ultimately to teach new surgical technologies for the optimum care of patients in the 21st century. This rotation is designed to expose students to new Surgical technologies in such areas as Advanced Endoscopy, Laparoscopy, Breast Health, Endovascular Disease, Endocrine Surgery and Oncological Surgery. Students will work closely with an upper-level surgery resident who will also be on the CAST rotation. Students are expected to participate in procedures, clinics and labs that utilize new Surgical technologies on a daily basis during the rotation. Students must keep a daily log of all activities and certain quotas of participation must be fulfilled. Students will consult operative and procedure schedules from several sources, including operating rooms, endoscopy suites, vascular radiology suites, vascular labs and stereotactic breast biopsy suites at Norton, University, Jewish and VAMC hospitals, as well as the Norton Healthcare Pavilion. Students will plan out each day?s schedule in conjunction with the Surgery Resident in such a way as to maximize exposure to new Surgical technologies. Students will have a quota of activities to fulfill for each of the CAST procedures offered. Students will keep a daily log of all activities, including procedure names, lab and conferences attended, dates, attending physician names and locations. Student will use a word processor to submit their case logs at the end of the rotation.
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  • SURG 931: Surgical Oncology

    1.00 - 16.00 Credits
    University of Louisville

    Prerequisites: SURG-901. Surgical/Perioperative Selective Medical students are often intimidated by cancer patients. It is important for physicians of all specialties to understand the basic principles of cancer diagnosis, staging, surgical treatment and adjuvant therapy. The complexities of understanding the management of breast, thyroid, rectal, head and neck cancers, melanoma, etc., can only be understood by repeated exposure to patients with these diseases. This Surgical Oncology elective allows regular structured exposure to cancer patients and their preoperative evaluation, as well as surgical techniques and postoperative care and follow-up. A significant amount of time will be spent in the clinics. Students will have the opportunity to see patients as they rotate through melanoma clinic, surgical oncology clinic at the Brown Cancer Center and attending the Brown Cancer Center Tumor Board at noon. The remainder of the time would be spent in the operating room and there will be significant amount of flexibility built into the schedule to allow students to help with interesting cases.
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