Acute Care Surgery - Emergency and Trauma Surgery

(2 Credits)

The Emergency and Trauma Surgery elective will expose the medical student to basic Advanced Trauma Life support under the direct supervision of the trauma surgeon. It will introduce the student in how to assess a patient's condition, resuscitate and stabilize him or her, and determine his or her need for surgical intervention. The student will be exposed to a wide range of trauma and polytrauma patients and will follow their care from the initial resuscitation to discharge.