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192. Internship in General Surgery (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in general surgery and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study in General Surgery for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Prerequisite: advanced undergraduate student with consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Wolfe in charge
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
*419. Introduction to Clinical Surgery (1-6) I, II, III, IV. Ward
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: second-year medical student with consent of instructor. Designed to introduce medical students to basic principles of surgical practice and the most common surgical diseases. Course will afford opportunity to review surgical patients and discuss them with members of staff.
430. Surgery Clerkship (12) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft
Clinical activity--45 hours. Prerequisite: medical students with approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Eight-week general surgery clerkship includes GI, Burn, Oncology, Plastics, Vascular Cardiothoracic, Consult, Transplant and Trauma. Clerkship assignments are at UCDMC and Highland. Daily core material presentations and reading assignments. Student involvement includes work-up and care of surgical patients.
433. Surgery Continuum Clerkship (6) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Clinical activity--full time (for 4 weeks). Prerequisite: completion of all required course work of first and second year medical curriculum. Four-week general surgery clerkship which may include GI, Burn, Oncology, Plastics, Vascular, Cardiothoracic, Consult, Transplant and Trauma. Clerkship assignments are at UCDMC and Highland. Daily core material presentations and reading assignments. Student involvement includes workup and care of surgical patients.
460A. Clinical Surgical Elective (6-18) I, II, III, IV. Benfield
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Rotation through Surgery Specialty Clinics: Vascular, GI, GU, Thoracic, Plastic, Radiotherapy. Student works up one new and two return visit patients. Presents consult to on-site faculty. Weekly review with preceptor and course director. Reading assignments to add perspective for in-depth discussions.
461. Surgery Burn Unit Clerkship (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student functions as an extern in the eight-bed Burn Unit; learns principles of critical care, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and management of surgical wounds.
462. Surgery Trauma Service Clerkship (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. Blaisdell and staff
Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student works as an extern on one of the two general surgery Trauma teams, participating in resuscitation and management of critically injured patients. Team hours consist of 24 hours on, and 24 hours off.
463. Surgery Intensive Care Unit (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft and staff
Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student participates in direct supervision of critically ill surgical patients in a twelve-bed surgery ICU. Each student is closely supervised. Provides in-depth experience with management of critically ill patients.
464. General Surgery Clerkship: Kaiser Hospital (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student participates with University residents on the teaching services at Kaiser Hospital, Sacramento. Opportunity to see larger number of practical, general surgical problems and participate in their care.
*466. General Surgery Clerkship: Travis AF Base Hospital (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. Kline, Holcroft
Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Opportunity to participate on the surgical service of our affiliated Air Force Hospital. The program has a large number of general surgery problems and provides a broad clinical experience in surgery.
467. Surgical Oncology (3-9) I, II, III, IV. Goodnight and staff.
Clinical activity--full time (2 to 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Students actively participate in management of patients requiring surgery for cancer, endocrine disease and selected general surgical problems. Cases include malignant melanoma, sarcomas, gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck pathology, and metastatic malignancies. Attending rounds daily. Four teaching conferences weekly.
468. Cardiothoracic Surgery Clerkship (6-9) I, II, III, IV. Benfield
Clinical activity--full time (4 to 6 weeks). Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student works as an extern on the Cardiothoracic Surgical Service, participating in perioperative management and operations on the heart, lungs, mediastinum, and other thoracic structures. Regularly scheduled teaching conferences are conducted.
469. Trauma Service: East Bay (6-9) I, II, III, IV. Organ and staff
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical student with completion of course 430 and Internal Medicine 430. Student works as an extern on the Trauma Service at Highland General Hospital (Oakland) participating in resuscitation and management of critically injured patients. Team hours consist of 24 hours on and 24 hours off.
470. General Surgery: East Bay (6-9) I, II, III, IV. Organ
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student with completion of course 430. Student will work as an extern on one of the two general surgery services and participate in the pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative management, and post-operative care of surgical patients.
471. Gastrointestinal Surgery (3-9) I, II, III, IV. Wolfe
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student with completion of course 430, Internal Medicine 430 and Pediatrics 430. Student participates on the GI Surgery Service, working under the immediate supervision of the faculty and surgical housestaff, involving the full spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases performed by the medical student.
472. Vascular Surgery (3-9) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student with completion of course 430, Internal Medicine 430 and Pediatrics 430. Student participates on the vascular surgery service and in the management and operations of arterial and venous system, exclusive of diseases that require cardiopulmonary bypass for treatment. Includes patient care responsibilities with appropriate supervision.
473. Surgery Intensive Care Unit (6-9) I, II, III, IV. Organ
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student with completion of course 430 and Internal Medicine 430. Student functions as an extern on the surgical ICU service, participating in the clinical management of critically ill patients in the SICU and participating in ICU procedures with appropriate supervision.
474. Breast Disease (6) I, II, III, IV. Goodnight
Clinical activity--full time (4 weeks). Prerequisite: third-year surgery clerkship, Medical Sciences 430. Students focus on aspects of benign and malignant breast disease working in the surgical oncology clinics, observing needle localization procedures, following patients to the O.R., working with radiologists in mammography, working in hematology-oncology clinics, and with pathologists reviewing histology.
478. Surgical Preceptorship: Off Campus (6-18) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft
Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. Student participates in the preoperative, operative and postoperative care of surgical patients under the supervision of attending staff.
480. Insights in Surgery (1-3) I, II, III, IV. The Staff
Clinical activity--3 to 9 hours. Prerequisite: medical student in good academic standing and consent of instructor. Individualized activities, including ward rounds, subspecialty clinics and conferences, grand rounds, and observation of a variety of surgical procedures. (S/U grading only.)
494H. Fourth-Year Surgical Honors Program (18) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft
Prerequisite: completion of third year of medical school with superior performance on course 430; consent of instructor. To provide intensive and comprehensive training in surgery to students interested in a postgraduate surgical career, that would enable them to succeed during the internship and residency training. (S/U grading only.)
498. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV.
Prerequisite: medical student; consent of instructor. Directed reading and discussion and/or laboratory investigation on selected topics. (S/U grading only.)
499. Laboratory Research (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Holcroft and staff
Laboratory--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of second year of medical school; consent of instructor. Laboratory research on surgically related problems. Participation in projects to include the following: burn, nutrition, oncology, transplant and others. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1998-99 Online General Catalog. Posted July 31, 1998.
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