Spring 2027

Independent Reading and Research in Surgery

Independent reading and research in surgery under direct supervision of Surgery, Orthopedics, or Urology faculty with individualized projects meeting research goals.

offering recorded2–8 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ann O'Rourke

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Formulate a hypothesis or specific objective if study does not involve hypothesis generating research

  • Conduct a thorough literature review of the specific research question

  • Select and apply statistical knowledge methodologies appropriate for the proposed analyses

  • Interpret results correctly and in context of previous findings from literature review

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
SURGERY 910

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANN O'ROURKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 082Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 009Classroom Instruction0 / 40
IND 062Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 007Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 005Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 101Classroom Instruction0 / 10
IND 100Classroom Instruction0 / 20
IND 091Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 010Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 083Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 012Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 063Classroom Instruction0 / 10

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Student experience

the class

Independent research under the direct supervision of Surgery, Orthopedics, or Urology faculty. Projects are individualized to meet research goals within the context of faculty research needs.

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Topics

  • Independent research supervised by Surgery, Orthopedics, or Urology faculty.
  • Individualized projects aligned with faculty research needs.
  • Literature review of specific research questions.
  • Application of statistical methodologies for proposed analyses.

Skills

  • Formulating hypotheses or specific objectives for non-hypothesis-generating research.
  • Conducting thorough literature reviews for specific research questions.
  • Selecting and applying statistical methodologies appropriate for proposed analyses.
  • Interpreting research results correctly in the context of previous literature findings.

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UW–Madison

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SURGERY 910 · Spring 2027

Independent Reading and Research in Surgery

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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