Surgery Clerkship
Total Contact Hours:
480 hours
Director:
Kathryn M. Tchorz, M.D., Clerkship Director, and Associate Professor, Surgery
Description:
The Clinical Clerkship in Surgery goal is to be sure students acquire the skills and knowledge that all physicians need to know in order to manage patients with conditions commonly treated by surgeons.
Learning Goals, Assessment, Practice, Teaching and Learning Activities, and their Integration with the Institutional Educational Objectives:
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What does our institution want our graduates to do? |
If your students mastered the content of your course, what would they be able to do? |
What will students need to do for them and others (peers, professors) to know whether they have achieved this specific learning goal? |
How will students get the information they need to learn? |
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A. Perform and document patient history taking and physical examination
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Observed history and physical examination Quizzes TEAM Disease Pattern and Recognition Examination |
Resident/attending evaluation and formative feedback Pre-op, Operative and Post-operative care of the patient Hospital Clinics Private Surgeons Offices Trauma/Emergency Call |
Reading Assignments Didactic Sessions Weekly Surgery M&M, Case Conferences and Grand Rounds Role Modeling |
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B. Formulate a differential diagnosis for common surgical conditions/injuries/conditions
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Observed history and physical examinations Quizzes NBME Exam Disease Pattern and Recognition Examination |
Resident/attending evaluation and formative feedback Presence in the Pre-op, Operative and Post-operative care of the patient Hospital Clinics Private Surgeons Offices Operating Room Trauma/Emergency Call |
Reading Assignments Didactic Sessions Weekly Surgery M&M, Case Conferences and Grand Rounds Role Modeling |
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C. Initiate a diagnostic work-up, which is evidence-based and cost-effective, based on the pathophysiology of underlying differential diagnosis
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Quizzes OSCE NBME Exam Disease Pattern and Recognition Examination |
Resident/attending evaluation and formative feedback Presence in the Pre-op, Operative and Post-operative care of the patient Hospital Clinics Private Surgeons Offices Operating Room Trauma/Emergency Call |
Reading Assignments Didactic Sessions Weekly Surgery M&M, Case Conferences and Grand Rounds Role Modeling |
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D. Construct an assessment and plan of care, considering operative and non-operative management
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Quizzes OSCE NBME Exam Disease Pattern and Recognition Examination |
Resident/attending evaluation and formative feedback Presence in the Pre-op, Operative and Post-operative care of the patient Hospital Clinics Private Surgeons Offices Operating Room Trauma/Emergency Call |
Reading Assignments Didactic Sessions Weekly Surgery M&M, Case Conferences and Grand Rounds Role Modeling |
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