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Welcome to the Surgery Clerkship!

The 8 week clerkship in Surgery at UASOM is designed to give the student a broad exposure to surgery as well as an understanding of the medicine of surgery. During the course of the rotation, the student will be expected to focus on several areas of study which will include: basic principles of oncology and the role surgery plays with respect to thoracic, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, breast and skin cancer. In addition, the students will be exposed to common surgical emergencies including the acute abdomen, as well as the acutely injured trauma patient. Students will be expected to learn the basic principles of nutrition, fluid and electrolyte balance, and antibiotic therapy as these themes relate to the surgical patient. In summary, the rotation will not serve as a comprehensive course in surgery, but rather as a foundation for how surgery integrates into the overall care of patients. Basic manual skills such as suturing and knot tying will also be emphasized.