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Surgery (SURG)

School of Medicine

SURG 531 Surgery Clerkship (10) A clinically based, introductory course in general surgery and selected subspecialties. Repeatable one time. Pre: third-year standing.

SURG 532 Surgery Longitudinal Clerkship (5) A clinically based, year-long, introductory 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.

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) 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)Sub-I–general surgery; (K) Sub-I–pediatric surgery; (M) diagnostic radiology; (N) radiation oncology; (O) EM Sub-I; (P) extramural elec in surg; (Q) Sub-I–cardiovascular; (R) surgical research; (S) surgical anatomy; (T) preceptorship in Asia; (U) biomedical technology design; (X) transplant surgery. Repeatable one time for all except (U); repeatable two times for (U) and (X). Medical students only for (U) and (X). CR/NC only. Pre: 531 or 532 for all except (M) and (U); and consent for (R) and (S); admission into JABSOM for (U).