Spring 2027

Individualized Phase 3 Clinical Elective in Surgery

Individualized Phase 3 clinical elective in surgery where students care for hospitalized patients on general or surgical specialty services, admitting, rounding, and transitioning patients under direct supervision.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ann O'Rourke

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam

  • Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis for medical and surgical conditions

  • Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis

  • Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities

  • Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members

  • Develop and implement effective patient management plans

  • Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner

  • Review, interpret, and present current literature to support patient care

  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members

  • Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care

  • Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders, and procedures

  • Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families

  • Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate

  • Observe the process of obtaining informed consent prior to surgical intervention

  • Recognize perioperative conditions that determine patient level of care and interpret physiologic changes that require changing that level of care

  • Perform minor procedures with supervision

  • Demonstrate the ability to manage time and understand, access, and utilize the resources and systems necessary to provide optimal patient care

  • Engage Phase 2 medical students in patient management plans, decision making regarding tests, orders, and procedures, and review of current literature

  • Demonstrate self-directed learning

  • Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
SURGERY 919

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANN O'ROURKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
FLD 043Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 041Classroom Instruction0 / 100
FLD 042Classroom Instruction0 / 200
FLD 044Classroom Instruction0 / 100
FLD 046Classroom Instruction0 / 80
FLD 045Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 091Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

No workload feedback recorded.

Topics

  • Hospitalized patient care on general surgery and surgical specialty services
  • Management of common inpatient conditions and medically complex patients
  • Perioperative conditions and patient level of care determination
  • Informed consent process prior to surgical intervention
  • Reviewing and presenting current literature to support patient care

Skills

  • Hypothesis-driven history taking and targeted physical examination
  • Developing and presenting weighted differential diagnoses
  • Developing and implementing effective patient management plans
  • Interpreting imaging and laboratory findings and communicating results
  • Effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams
  • Performing minor procedures under supervision
  • Engaging patients in shared decision-making
  • Recognizing perioperative conditions and interpreting physiologic changes

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2018— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

Through Spring 2018

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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SURGERY 919 · Spring 2027

Individualized Phase 3 Clinical Elective in Surgery

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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