|
Medical College of Georgia |
|
| SUR 5000 | |
|
|
Lectures, Textbooks & Study ProgramLecturesOn most Monday through Thursday afternoons during your eight week rotation there will be a lecture given in the Surgery Amphitheater at 4:00 pm. Some of these will be given "live" but some will be taped. The lecture schedule will be on the website, but please recognize that because of clinical conflicts live lectures will sometimes have to be cancelled at the last minute. We will try to make you aware of cancellations as soon as possible. Check with Grace Piaia (706) 721-4143 regarding changes in schedule and cancellations. Lecture attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be documented by sign-in sheets. Lectures take priority over other activities except in special circumstances. One (1) "Professionalism" point in the final grade will be given for documented attendance at 80% of the lectures. (Note that this allows a student to decide to miss a lecture when he/she is post call. If you do miss a lecture, you are still encouraged to watch any taped lectures on WebCT.) We are still in the process of taping lectures. Off campus students are responsible for watching the taped lectures which are shown while they are away. The are given credit for attending the live lectures they miss. Handouts will be given for some of those lectures which are not yet taped. Students will also participate in the lectures and teaching sessions that occur on the Specialty and Core Service to which they are assigned. SURGICAL SKILLS TRAINING
At the beginning of each Core Service rotation, students will participate in a small group suturing and knot tying workshop under the auspices of the Virtual Education & Surgical Simulation Laboratory (VESSL). This experience will provide one-on-one instruction and hands-on experience in open knot tying and suturing skills. Opportunity to practice two-handed and instrument knot tying, simple interrupted and running sutures, vertical and horizontal mattress sutures, and subcuticular closures will be afforded using a porcine-based model.
Textbooks The current recommended text is Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment by Way and Doherty. It is thorough, up to date and covers subspecialties as well as general surgery. The subject exam will almost certainly have at least one question based on each chapter. Start reading it early in the beginning of the eight week rotation. |
| Copyright 2005 Medical College of Georgia All rights reserved. |
School
of Medicine | Medical College of Georgia |