General Surgery (Clinical Elective)

2 units

Students in the General Surgery Clinical Elective are placed in one of eight services. During this rotation, students take on responsibilities that closely mirror those of a first-year surgical resident, allowing them to gain hands-on experience, build essential surgical skills, and manage patients more independently under the supervision of attendings, fellows and residents. Students are involved in pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care of surgical patients the outpatient setting, operative room and hospital ward. This includes performing histories and physicals, participating in surgical procedures, and engaging in rounds. The student will also participate in affiliated conferences and in-house call with the surgical team. General Surgery services include: Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Acute & Critical Care Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery, and Trauma Night Float & Emergency Surgical Consults