General Surgery

The Surgery rotation is a composed of a 4-week course of study that will introduce you to the multifaceted care of patients commonly seen in surgical practice. This rotation will incorporate an introductory knowledge of medical conditions commonly encountered in a general surgery practice: indications, surgical disease processes, and the technical components of surgical procedures, including the benefits and alternatives to surgical approaches. During the rotation, students are expected to perform educational presentations as assigned by the preceptor up to and including morning report presentations, case studies and clinical presentations, participation in pathology conferences, mortality and morbidity conferences, and grand rounds. During this clinical course, students will engage in the care of patients presenting with a variety of clinical problems routinely seen on the surgical service. Students will engage in preoperative evaluation and treatment, intraoperative, and postoperative management of the patient and the application of osteopathic principles and practices to speed healing, decrease complications and advance recovery. In the operating room, learners will have the opportunity to practice aseptic technique, learn operating room protocols and common surgical instruments, and assist in surgery.