GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM

CONTACT: Contact Amanda Phillips, Student Coordinator - (570) 882-4434

PREREQUISITES: Attendance and interest. Completion of third year of medical school.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1, pending Department of Medical Education approval.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Lectures, seminars, and conferences, inpatient and outpatient contacts.

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to acquaint the student with the pathophysiology and multidisciplinary management of benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile duct, and pancreas. The student will participate in the evaluation of patients at presentation, the surgical procedure, and the postoperative care. Principles of surgical oncology, interpretation of diagnostic imaging, foregut anatomy, and basic techniques of post-operative care will be stressed. Special emphasis will be placed on liver physiology and its relationship to the clinical course following major hepatectomy. The student will be an integral part of the surgical team and will work closely with residents and faculty.

READING: Reading list provided.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE: Patient evaluations, participation in patient care, conference presentations.

IS PERFORMANCE DISCUSSED WITH STUDENT: Yes, at the student’s request.

CONTACT: Contact Amanda Phillips, Student Coordinator - (570) 882-4434

PREREQUISITES: Completion of third year

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1, pending Department of Medical Education approval.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Patient contacts: inpatient/outpatient, scrub in operating room on cardiac surgery cases and general thoracic cases. Night call is optional.

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Become familiar with the following:

1. Cardiopulmonary pathophysiology
2. Critical care management
3. A basic knowledge of extracorporeal circulation
4. Diagnose and treat lung diseases with emphasis on lung cancer

READING: A textbook on surgery is required. (Spencer, Sabiston)

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE: Patient work-ups, seminary and conference presentations.

IS PERFORMANCE DISCUSSED WITH STUDENT: Yes, throughout the course.

CONTACT: Amanda Phillips, Student Coordinator - (570) 882-4434

PREREQUISITES: Junior Surgical Clerkship; three full years of medical college

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 2, pending Department of Medical Education approval.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Attendance at conferences, resident rounds, and special seminars. Completion of journal reports.

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: An intensive introduction for the senior student to clinical surgery. Opportunity to manage routines during the pre- and post-operative period. Student will be part of a surgical residency team and will function as an intern on the team. Educational material will be presented during daily rounds with the residents and attending staff and through education conferences directed towards the surgical resident staff. In the OR, the student will be exposed to all aspects of surgical techniques and may function as the first or second assistant in the surgical team. A more advanced exposure to the technical procedures will be provided as the student functions in the capacity of first and second assistant in surgical cases.

READING: Voluntary. Extensive reference library available to the student.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE: Resident and attending evaluation on a daily basis of history and physical. General assays of fund of knowledge which the student displays while on service.

IS PERFORMANCE DISCUSSED WITH STUDENT: Yes, open discussion with the student regarding his performance is policy.

CONTACT: Contact Amanda Phillips, Student Coordinator - (570) 882-4434

PREREQUISITES: Completion of third year clerkships.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1, pending Department of Medical Education approval.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Attendance at lectures, seminars, and conferences. Inpatient contact and night call. Student presentations. Management principles as they apply to ICU.

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Provide the student with the opportunity to be involved with patient care in a surgical ICU and with ICU consults. Obtain a generalized understanding of critical care medicine and related areas; x-rays, bronchoscopies, invasive lines, hemodynamics, nutritional support, ventilator management, weaning techniques, shock, seizure, EKG, sepsis, and more.

READING: A reading list is available.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE: Written exams, patient work-ups, conference presentations, and clinical skills.

IS PERFORMANCE DISCUSSED WITH STUDENT: Yes, during and at the end of the course.