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Surgery (SURG)

School of Medicine

SURG 531 Surgery Clerkship I, II (10) A clinically based, introductory course in general surgery and selected subspecialties. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: BIOM 555 and third-year standing.

SURG 532 Surgery Longitudinal Clerkship (5) A clinically based, year-long, introductory course in general surgery and selected subspecialties. Outpatient-conducted one day per week for six months in a community-based, ambulatory care facility. Inpatient-conducted for four weeks in an acute-care hospital facility. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only.

SURG 541 Emergency Medical Care (6) Clinical experiences in management of medical, surgical, and psychiatric problems requiring urgent care. Pre: 531 and fourth-year standing.

SURG 545 (Alpha) Unit VII Electives in Surgery (V) Advanced clinical experience in: (B) urology; (C) ophthalmology; (D) otolaryngology; (E) plastic surgery; (F) neurosurgery; (G) orthopaedics; (H) anesthesia; (I) surgical intensive care; (J) subinternship—general surgery; (K) subinternship—pediatric surgery; (M) radiology-diagnostic; (N) radiology-oncology; (O) emergency medicine; (P) other surgical specialties; (Q) subinternship—cardiovascular surgery; (R) surgical research; (S) surgical anatomy. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: 531 or 532 for all except (M) and consent for (R) and (S).