Trauma Surgery 2-Week Elective

(2 Credits)

When rotating through this either 2 week or 4 week elective, you will be exposed to the vast practice of Trauma Surgery. On service, you will see pathology including but not limited to traumatic injuries such as penetrating trauma and blunt trauma, as well as general surgery emergencies such as acute abdomen, including appendicitis, cholecystitis, hernias, abscesses, and others. During the rotation, you will have the opportunity to present patients to the team on rounds, scrub into cases, shadow attendings in clinic, and gain skills in trauma resuscitation and suturing. You will be expected to learn how to perform a proper trauma assessment. The rotation focuses on early and broad exposure to the practice of trauma surgery.