Learning Objectives for the 3rd Year Surgery Clerkship
- The clerkship is designed to introduce the principles of surgery and provide opportunities for students to acquire the basic surgical skills and knowledge that will contribute to their general medical education.
- Students should obtain a solid fund of knowledge relevant to surgical patients.
- Students should be able to discuss the evaluation of surgical patients and formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis for the clinical presentation with possible management options.
- Students will be provided with opportunities to prepare, observe and participate in various surgical operations throughout the duration of their rotation.
Learning Objectives for the 4th Year Surgery Sub-Internships
- Colorectal Service (Word Doc)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery (Word Doc)
- Pancreas & Biliary Surgery (Word Doc)
- Pediatric Surgery (Word Doc)
- Acute Care Surgery Service (Word Doc)
- VA General Surgery (Word Doc)
- Vascular Surgery (Word Doc)
Learning Objectives for 4th Year Surgery Electives
- Breast Cancer – A Multidisciplinary Perspective (Word Doc)
- Burn Unit (Word Doc)
- Colorectal Surgery (Word Doc)
- General Surgery and Organ Transplantation (Word Doc)
- Pediatric Surgery (Word Doc)
- Surgery Skills Lab (Word Doc)
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Word Doc)
- Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (Word Doc)
- Vascular Surgery (Word Doc)
Enhanced Opportunity for Gator Surgical Residency Exposure Program
A visiting elective program has been created within the Department of Surgery to increase exposure of our general surgery residency program to students from different backgrounds in medicine. The program consists of 4-week electives across our many subspecialities available for 4th year rotations. For more information please click here.
So You Want to be a Surgeon
Looking for a broad overview of how you can set up your medical education for success in surgery? The American College of Surgeons created an online version of a “little red book” that contains expanded content, including information about all the surgical specialties that admit PGY 1 residents.