Spring 2027

Surgical Infectious Disease Elective

An elective providing direct patient care on an inpatient consultation service focused on surgical infectious diseases, including treatment of surgical site infections, diagnostic tools, and antimicrobial therapy.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ambar Haleem

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Summarize the varied spectrum of surgical infectious diseases across different surgical specialties as well as within the same specialty.

  • Describe infectious disease principles in the context of treatment of surgical site infections.

  • Identify preventive measures of surgical site infections.

  • Recognize the diagnostic tools (microbiologic, radiologic) available for surgical infectious diseases.

  • Review and summarize the principles of outpatient antimicrobial therapy.

  • Identify the practices and values that foster belongingness in partnership with a diverse health care team and patient population (e.g., authenticity, respect, support).

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Prerequisites

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

MEDICINE 972

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Professors

Spring 2027
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AMBAR HALEEM is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Direct patient care involving a spectrum of surgical infectious diseases on an inpatient consultation service. Applying infectious disease principles in treatment of surgical site infections. Using diagnostic tools available for surgical infectious diseases across different surgical specialties. Reviewing and applying principles of antimicrobial therapy.

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Topics

  • Spectrum of surgical infectious diseases across and within surgical specialties.
  • Treatment and prevention of surgical site infections.
  • Microbiologic and radiologic diagnostic tools for surgical infections.
  • Principles of antimicrobial therapy.

Skills

  • Apply infectious disease principles to treat surgical site infections.
  • Use microbiologic and radiologic diagnostic tools for surgical infectious diseases.
  • Review and apply principles of antimicrobial therapy.
  • Identify preventive measures for surgical site infections.

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MEDICINE 972 · Spring 2027

Surgical Infectious Disease Elective

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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