SURGERY INTERNSHIP PREPARATION

MEDSC-M 909

Designed for students to apply the knowledge and skills developed over four years of medical school and prepare them for the transition from medical student to intern. The course will cover topics in the following domains: Common and Critical Medical Conditions, Laboratory Interpretation and Procedural Skills, Professionalism and Communication, Hospital and Team Functioning and Life Skills. Sessions will include core topics for all students and sessions for those who will pursue medical or surgical specialties.

SURGERY 920

Direct supervision by General Surgery senior residents, fellows, and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned general surgery service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.

SURGERY 962

Direct supervision by General Surgery senior residents, fellows, and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned general surgery service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.

PEDIAT 909

Use both didactics and simulations to cover high yield topics that a new Pediatric Intern should know to start a Pediatrics Residency. Working with a team of faculty, multi-disciplinary staff, residents, fellows and course directors, review topics such as intravenous fluid management, nutrition, vaccines, newborn care, fever and antibiotic therapy, developmental skills, hematology/oncology emergencies, dermatology, respiratory distress, endocrine emergencies, radiology, and informed consent. Participate in simulations to review medical knowledge, communication skills, and teamwork. Participate in difficult communication cases including obtaining informed consent or talking with parents of patients who choose to decline recommended management options. Practice common pediatric skills including IV placement, umbilical line placement, defibrilation, airway management, lumbar puncture, and suturing.

SURGERY 919

Care for hospitalized patients on general surgery or surgical specialty services. Admit new patients, round on previously admitted patients, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, and work to transition patients to the next level of care. Evaluate and manage patient with both common inpatient conditions and medically complex patients requiring collaboration with consulting specialties. Direct supervision by house staff and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors.