Surgery (SURG)

Prerequisites: Third-year medical student in good standing at he School of Community Medicine. An inpatient and outpatient experience to acquiant the studnet with diseases commonly treated by surgical or other invasive procedures, including emergency and elective situations. In additon to diagnostic evaluation, students will learn principles of post-operative care, empathic patient and family interationcs, common manual skills, and basic surgical principles. (R; III)

Clinical experience in thoracic and cardiovasculr surgery with patients at Oklahoma Memorial, Veterans and Children's Memorial of Oklahoma Hospitals. Participation in all aspects of patient care and attendance at appropriate conferences, rounds, etc.

A clinical experience in a large, busy community hospital with a very high quality surgical service.

Clinical experience on a very busy plastic and reconstructive surgery service operating in Oklahoma Memorial, Veterans and Prebyterian Hospitals, functioning as a student extern participating in all aspects of patient care.

Prerequisite: MED 9240, SURG 9750, and permission. Clinical experience in pediatric surgery with emphasis on areas of individual interest.

Prerequisites: Promotion to year 3 in program. An eight-week inpatient and outpatient experience to acquaint the student with diseases commonly treated by surgical or other invasive procedures, including emergency and elective situations. In addition to diagnostic evaluation, students will learn principles of post- operative care, empathic patient and family interactions, common manual skills, and basic surgical principles.

Clinical experience in a small, moderately busy surgical service, working closely with full-time faculty of the Department of Surgery.

Prerequisites: SURG 9760 Surgery Clerkship (4th Year Standing) Surgical Skills Development is a 4-week elective designed to enhance the surgical skills for those medical students who plan to enter surgical fields. The major focus will be on further developing the technical skills learned during the third year surgical clerkship and formally teaching skills considered essential during the surgical intern year. The goal of Surgical Skills Development is for individual entering surgical fields to gain proficiency in a predetermined set of surgical skills, including knot typing, suturing, venous and arterial access basic airway skills as well as complex airway management, and basic laparoscopic skills.

Prerequisites: MS IV Case-based format leveraging the "flipped" classroom model to facilitate higher-yield discussion and peer-to-peer learning. Draft topics: Industry economics (e.g., funds flows, cost drivers), Payors, Providers (e.g., business models, payments), Regulators/Policy (e.g., Affordable Care Act), Medical education (e.g., Academic Health Centers), Medical malpractice, Personal finances (e.g., balance sheet, income statement).

A surgery related basic science research experience in immunology biomedical engineering, or molecular biology. The course is designed for students interested in multidisciplinary research and publication.

Exposure to the multiple aspects of general surgery, thoracic, and peripheral vascular surgery. Management of major surgical patients including intensive care, respiratory care, and participation in cases of the critically ill.

The surgery principles of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, with emphasis on physical examinations, detailed review of cineangiograms and peripheral vascular arterograms.

Elective. A preceptorial surgical experience in plastic surgery.

A clinical experience in an acute burn unit.

Preceptorial surgical experience in surgical pathology.

A literature and surgical clinical trial data base review inclusive of extraction of specific data sets, analysis of data, and statistical interpretation of data. This course is designed for analytically minded students who may want to co-author review articles.

Prerequisites: SURG 9760 - Third Year Clerkship in Surgery. Provide education regarding the initial evaluation of trauma patient indications for operative intervention, radiologic evaluation, hospital and intensive care of trauma patients, opportunities to observe and participate in evaluation procedures and operations. Daily rounds and teaching sessions.

Prerequisites: Approval of Visiting School and OU Department Course Director. May be repeated; maximum credit 320 hours. An off-campus elective is defined as work not at the Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine-Tulsa, or in a formally affiliated hospital; nor under the direct supervision of a member of the full-time faculty of the College of Medicine. A statement from the course director of the proposed elective concerning the supervision and grading of student's experience and a detailed course description of the proposed elective are required.

May be repeated; maximum credit 480 hours. Work not at the Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine-Tulsa, or in a formally affiliated hospital, nor under the direct supervision of a member of the full-time faculty of the College of Medicine.

Prerequisites: None. May be repeated with change of subject matter, multiple enrollment in same term, maximum 320 clock hours. Topics of special nature or of unusual interest to the individual student.

Topics of a special nature or of unusual interest to the individual student. May be repeated with a change of subject matter.