This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic patients, and focusing on extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation methods.

This course introduces the application of evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic complaints, focusing on assessing current peer-reviewed journal articles for sound research design and valid conclusions so as to apply lessons learned from the literature to individual patients and patient populations.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic spine complaints, and focusing on spine anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and classification of common select fractures of the spine.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of neurologic complaints, and focusing on spine and head anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and classification of common select fractures of the head and spine.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of pediatric orthopaedic complaints, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, congenital disorders, and classification of pediatric fractures.

This course furthers critical principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic patients, and focusing on extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation methods.

This course introduces various techniques for medical research presentation. It takes information obtained in developing a high-quality clinical research project, demographic and outcome measure data, and statistical analysis, and generates oral and written products for presentation at local and national venues.

This is a two-month clinical and surgical rotation on service with a fellowship-trained orthopaedic traumatologist and a team of surgical residents.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of patient athletes, and focusing on upper extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation methods.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of patient athletes, and focusing on lower extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation methods.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application; applies evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic upper extremity complaints; and focuses on microsurgery, upper extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and classification of common select fractures and dislocations of the upper extremity.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic complaints, and focusing on lower extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and classification of common select fractures and dislocations of the leg, ankle, and foot.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of patients with complex wounds., and focusing on general anatomy, biochemistry, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and medical and surgical management of complex wounds.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic complaints, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, classification of periarticular fractures, and arthritis.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of musculoskeletal neoplasms and infections, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and radiographic classification of oncologic lesions and pathologic fractures.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of musculoskeletal trauma, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and radiographic classification of orthopaedic trauma.

This course introduces advanced principles of surgical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of multisystem trauma, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and radiographic classification of multisystem trauma.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of intensive care unit patients, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and medical management of critical patients.

This course further examines critical principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of patient athletes, and focusing on extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation methods.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of musculoskeletal trauma, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and radiographic classification of orthopaedic trauma.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of intensive care unit patients, and focusing on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and medical management of critical patients.

This course introduces medical research design, focusing on generating a testable research question, developing a research design that addresses the question, and conducting a literature review that supports the study design.

This course introduces approaches to medical data collection and analysis, focusing on executing a research protocol, collecting outcome measures data, and then participating in the analysis of the data.

This course introduces advanced principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application, applying evidence-based medicine to the management of musculoskeletal trauma, and focusing on extremity anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, laboratory studies, and radiographic classification of orthopaedic trauma.

This course advances principles of orthopaedic evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application. It applies evidence-based medicine to the management of orthopaedic complaints. The course focuses on general anatomy, biomechanical pathology, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, classification of periarticular fractures, and arthritis.

The MEM 6210 rotation orients the emergency medicine physician assistant (EMPA) to the concepts and application of emergency airway management, the spectrum of anesthesia, and pain management in emergency medicine. This is a comprehensive rotation composed of a two-week rotation within the hospital setting.

Study of concepts of orthopedic conditions encountered in the emergency department.

This rotation studies concepts of toxicological presentations and oral maxillary facial disorders encountered in the emergency department.

The study of concepts of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, onocologic, and psychosocial diseases encountered in an emergency department environment.

The study of concepts in gastrointestinal, genitourinary, obstetrics, and gynecology diseases encountered in an emergency department environment.

The study of diseases, non-traumatic muscular skeletal disorders, assault and abuse in the pediatric emergency department patient.

The study of advanced concepts of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, oncologic, and psychosocial diseases encountered in an emergency department environment.

The study of advanced concepts in gastrointestinal, genitourinary, obstetrics, and gynecology diseases encountered in an emergency department environment.

The advanced study of diseases, non-traumatic muscular skeletal disorders, assault, and abuse in the pediatric emergency department patient.

The study of advanced concepts in wound management, environmental injuries, and trauma encountered in the emergency department.

The study of advanced concepts in infectious diseases, endocrinologic, and neurologic disorders that are encountered in an emergency department.

General emergency medicine rotation to apply the concepts of medical practice in an emergency department setting.

General emergency medicine rotation to apply the concepts of medical practice in an emergency department setting.

General emergency medicine rotation to apply the concepts of medical practice in an emergency department setting.

This course introduces medical research design. This course focuses on generation of a testable research question, developing a research design that addresses the question and conducting a literature review that supports the study design.

This course introduces approaches to medical data collection and analysis. This course focuses on executing a research protocol, collecting outcome measures accompanying data analysis.

This course introduces various techniques for medical research presentation. This course takes information obtained in developing a high-quality clinical research project, demographic and outcome measure data and statistical analysis and generates oral and written products for doctoral defense and presentation at local and national venues.

This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include emergency resuscitation, endocrinology, environmental injuries, gastroenterology, genitourinary, gynecology, infectious disease, neurology, obstetrics, orthopedics, trauma management, pediatrics, wound management, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.

A comprehensive orientation to the field of Emergency Medicine, with formal presentations/lectures, ACLS/PALS, Emergency Department administrative issues, Emergency Medical Services, ethics and professionalism, and an introduction to research in emergency medicine.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of emergency department patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in critically ill and / or injured patients. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in critically ill and / or injured patients. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

The MEM 6346 rotation consists of a didactic phase during the first month of training, dedicated research blocks, and individual research days scheduled throughout the 18-month course. The research course is designed to familiarize the residents with the research process and, more importantly, to facilitate the development of the skills necessary to critically analyze published scientific articles.

This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include anesthesia, diagnostic imaging, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genitourinary, gerontology, gynecology, hematology, neurology, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, toxicology, pain management, pediatrics, psychiatry, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.

This didactic course provides foundational knowledge and skills for the physician assistant to practice in the specialty of emergency medicine. It will introduce emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of emergency stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the emergency department. The key areas of focus include cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency resuscitation, endocrinology, environmental injuries, hematology, infectious disease, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, oral maxillofacial conditions, trauma management, toxicology, psychiatry, pulmonology, wound management, and social issues. This will form the basis of knowledge for clinical rotations.

A rotation emphasizing the clinical side of pediatric patients in the emergency department.

A rotation emphasizing the clinical side of pediatric patients in the Emergency Department and Pediatric ICU.

The MEM6445 rotation orients the emergency medicine physician assistant (EMPA) to the concepts and application of ultrasound in emergency medicine. This is a comprehensive rotation composed of a four-week rotation of ultrasound (US) in the Emergency Department.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the critical care department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

A rotation emphasizing life threatening diseases encountered in the emergency department and managed in the MICU.

A rotation emphasizing the concepts of cardiovascular diseases encountered in the emergency department and managed in the CCU.

This clinical course introduces emergency medicine physician assistants (EMPA) to the concepts of stabilization, treatment, and resuscitation of common conditions and concerns seen in the critical care department. The key areas of focus include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, procedural competency, and management of critically ill and/or injured patients. This course facilitates the translation of medical knowledge into clinical application.

Historical surgical perspective on basic cellular, physiological principles of surgery.

Basis of surgery is evaluation of the risk factors of a potential surgical patient. Perioperative management focus on the risk, benefits, and infections of surgery and the complications of anesthesia.

The anatomy and physiological process that occur within the abdomen (abdominal wall, umbilicus, peritoneum, mesenteries, omentum, retroperitoneum, hernia, acute abdomen, and acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage).

Anatomy, physiology, disease process, and surgical treatments of the stomach and esophagus, along with hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Surgical anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment of the small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments of liver and biliary tract.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments of the pancreas and spleen.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, and endocrine of the pancreas.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment of the breast.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments in neurosurgery and pediatric surgery.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments associated with burn surgery.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment related to trauma surgery.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments related to surgical critical care.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatments related to the lung, chest wall, and mediastinum.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment of surgical oncology.

Anatomy, pathophysiology, disease process, and treatment in vascular surgery.

This course introduces the application of evidence-based medicine to the management of trauma and critical. This course focuses on assessing current peer-reviewed journal articles for sound research design and valid conclusions. This course focuses on applying lessons learned from the literature to individual patients and patient populations.

This rotation emphasizes the clinical skills of providing care and treatment to patients with surgical disease.

Rotation is a block emphasizing colorectal and pediatric surgery cases presenting to the General Surgery Department.

This is a clinical block of instruction emphasizing minimally invasive surgery for general surgery and bariatric cases.

This rotation is a block emphasizing minimally invasive and bariatric cases presenting to the General Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing general surgery cases presenting to the General Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing surgical oncology cases presenting to the General Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing interventional radiology cases presenting to the Interventional Radiology Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing trauma surgery cases presenting to the Trauma Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing vascular surgery cases presenting to the Vascular Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing burn surgery/burn critical care cases presenting to the Burn Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing plastic surgery cases presenting to the Plastic Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing neurosurgical cases presenting to Neurosurgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing trauma surgery cases presenting to the Trauma Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing trauma/surgery intensive care unit (STICU) cases presenting to the Trauma Surgery Department.

This rotation is a clinical block emphasizing trauma/surgical intensive care unit (STICU) cases that present to the Trauma Surgery Department.

This rotation is a clinical block emphasizing burn surgery/burn critical care cases presenting to the Burn Surgery Department.

This rotation is a block emphasizing an elective concentration rotation for the resident.

In this course, students develop the knowledge to plan, organize, conduct, and submit for publication an approved Investigative Review Board (IRB) research project.

Clinical Rotation in Neurosurgery evaluating Neurosurgery trauma, performing Neurosurgery procedures, interventions, and treatment.

Clinical Rotation evaluating orthopaedic trauma and performing orthopaedic trauma procedures, interventions, and treatments.

Clinical rotation evaluating orthopaedic trauma and performing orthopaedic trauma procedures, interventions, and treatments.

This course introduces advanced principles of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application. This course applies evidence-based medicine to the management of trauma surgery and critical care patients. This course advances independence in stabilization of critically ill, postoperative and trauma patients and refine the differential diagnoses and appropriate diagnostic work-up for a wide spectrum of perioperative complications.

This course introduces advanced principles of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application. This course applies evidence-based medicine to the management of trauma surgery and critical care patients. This culminating course synthesizes all previous instruction in preparation for military utilization tours.

This course introduces various techniques for medical research presentation. This course takes information obtained in developing a high-quality clinical research project, demographic and outcome measure data and statistical analysis and generates oral and written products for presentation at local and national venues.

This course introduces medical research design. This course focuses on generation of a testable research question, developing a research design that addresses the question and conducting a literature review that supports the study design.

This course introduces approaches to medical data collection and analysis. This course focuses on executing a research protocol, collecting outcome measures data and then participating in the analysis of the data.

This course affords the learner the opportunity to experience one of the largest community hospitals, with less complex surgical cases not requiring referral to a tertiary facility. The learner will assist the lead surgical resident of the trauma team in an environment with faculty oversight. The learner provides the initial evaluation and management decisions on inpatient surgery consultations and Emergency Department consultations. The learner works with general surgery staff in the operating room and sees a clinic one half-day per week.

This course builds upon the Fundamentals of ambulatory surgery course. This course affords the learner the opportunity to experience one of the largest community hospitals, with less complex surgical cases not requiring referral to a tertiary facility. The learner will assist the lead surgical resident of the trauma team in an environment with faculty oversight. The learner provides the initial evaluation and management decisions on inpatient surgery consultations and Emergency Department consultations. The learner works with general surgery staff in the operating room and sees a clinic one half-day per week.

This course introduces subspecialty, multidisciplinary team care of surgical patients. The learner has primary responsibility for patient care on the wards - from the history and physical examination to perioperative needs, both medical and surgical. This allows for a considerable degree of continuity of patient care. During the acute care surgery course, learners are required to attend all of the team and didactic sessions provided by the General Surgery Program.

This course advances concepts introduced during the Fundamentals of acute care surgery course. This course is divided amongst the various general surgery subspecialty teams. This experience affords the closest observation of learner by both senior resident and core General Surgery faculty in the clinical setting. The learner is responsible for being the first call for consultation evaluation of Emergency Department and in-patient consults.

This course advances concepts introduced during the Intermediate acute care surgery course. During this course, the learner participates in the Emergency general surgery (EGS) team. The learner has primary responsibility for patient care on the wards - from the history and physical examination to perioperative needs, both medical and surgical. This allows for a considerable degree of continuity of patient care. During the Emergency general surgery course, learners are required to attend all didactic sessions provided by the General Surgery Program.

This course focuses on the clinical care and treatment of interventional radiology (IR) patients including pre-procedure care, performance of the procedure and post-operative care. The learner has primary responsibility for all pre-procedural evaluation, is the primary operator for performance of procedures and is responsible for all patient follow-up for the division of vascular and interventional radiology. The learner attends daily teaching rounds, discussing the daily cases with the attending vascular interventional radiologist, weekly one-hour lectures given by the attending interventional radiologists and regular multidisciplinary conferences.

This course provides in-depth exposure to the evaluation and management of complex burn injuries. The learner is an integral part of the burn team and is partnered with more senior residents and fellows. All care provided in the burn center is supervised by attending burn and critical care surgeons. The learner assists with the evaluation and resuscitation of critically injured burn patients. The learner is expected to attend the General Surgery Academic Conferences as the schedule and work hour requirements allow.

This course introduces the fundamentals of plastic and micro- surgery. The learner will apply the core concepts and medical knowledge attained during didactic instruction on alimentary tract, breast, abdominal, and reconstructive surgery in the trauma and oncologic setting. This course will provide a didactic foundation of knowledge as well as provide a learning environment to the plastic surgery patient to allow the learner to work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team managing plastic surgery patients and apply the learned knowledge in outpatient and in-hospital settings.

This course introduces advanced principles of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment necessary for regular clinical application. This course applies evidence-based medicine to the management of trauma surgery and critical care patients. This course introduces techniques for diagnosis and treatment of patients with injury to, diseases of, or disorders of, the brain, spinal cord and spinal column, and peripheral nerves.

This course can encompass either care of the post-surgical patient or care of the critically ill trauma patients. The learner participates in the global care of patients in all of these areas, with particular emphasis on patient care continuity issues. The ICU team is the primary manager of many subspecialty surgical admissions. The ICU team consults on all General Surgery admissions. Learners are supervised by dedicated Critical Care Staff. Specific didactic sessions related to this service include formal staff rounds and lectures on selected topics of ICU management. Learners are expected to attend the General Surgery Academic Program as the schedule and work hour requirements allow.

This course facilitates the learners as a service provider for Surgical and Trauma ICU patients. The ICU team is the primary manager of many subspecialty surgical admissions. The ICU team consults on all admissions. This course provides increasing responsibility in the care of the critically ill patient. Learners are supervised by dedicated Critical Care Staff. Specific didactic sessions related to this service include formal staff rounds and lectures on selected topics of ICU management. Learners are expected to attend the Surgery Academic Program as the schedule and work hour requirements allow.

This course provides in-depth exposure to the evaluation and management of complex burn injuries. The learner is an integral part of the burn team and is partnered with residents and fellows. All care provided in the burn center is supervised by attending burn and critical care surgeons. The learner assists with the evaluation and resuscitation of critically injured burn patients. The learner is expected to attend the General Surgery Academic Conferences on Monday morning as the schedule and work hour requirements allow.

This course introduces the initial evaluation and management of trauma surgery patients. During the course, the learner has primary responsibility for patient care on the wards - from the history and physical examination to perioperative needs, both medical and surgical. This allows for a considerable degree of continuity of patient care. During the trauma surgery rotation, learners are required to attend all the didactic sessions provided by the General Surgery Program.

This course introduces operative management in trauma surgery patients. During this course, the learner supports the senior resident managing a team consisting of 2 or more interns, mid-level providers, and rotating medical students. There is appropriate attending backup coverage for any questions or concerns that the learner may have when dealing with patient issues. The staff surgeon remains in-house with the team and responds to any major trauma alert and is present in the trauma bay within 15 minutes of patient arrival as per the hospital guidelines. There is a significant amount of intensive care management during this course. Attending supervision is provided by one of the core trauma/critical care attending faculty on all Trauma Service patients.

This course builds on other courses on trauma surgery. During this course, the learner is a member of the Emergency general surgery (EGS) Team, responsible for all the acute care surgical consultations from the Emergency Department and inpatient consultations. Acute care consults are those defined as usually requiring surgery within 24 hours (acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute abdomen, pneumoperitoneum etc.). This is a comprehensive service dealing with all aspects of acute care surgical patients. This results in a concentrated EGS service with unique educational opportunities regarding acute care surgical management and education.

This course will have the learner working with the overnight surgical team, responsible for all floor calls on surgical patients and responding as part of the trauma team for traumas. This understanding will be important in subsequent years on the trauma and EGS service. The learner will also participate in the nighttime curriculum.

This course will have the learner working with the overnight surgical team, responsible for all floor calls on surgical patients and responding as part of the trauma team for traumas. This understanding will be important in subsequent years on the trauma and EGS service. The learner will also participate in the nighttime curriculum.

This course will have the learner working with the overnight surgical team, responsible for all floor calls on surgical patients and responding as part of the trauma team for traumas. This understanding will be important in subsequent years on the trauma and EGS service. The learner will also participate in the nighttime curriculum.