During that period, students also participate in all regularly scheduled surgical conferences. A four-week rotation as a subintern on the University Surgical Services is required and active participation in a faculty supervised research project is encouraged. Clinical responsibility at intern level for patient care before and after transplantation. Includes research opportunities, participation in Renal Clinic and Transplantation Seminars, research and clinical. Students will be actively involved with patient care, surgical education, and overall understanding for surgical management in several sub-specialties of surgical problems in South Brazil.
Clerkship is designed as initial full-time exposure to otolaryngology.
Clerkship would be carried out at UH and VAMC, and would be designed to totally immerse the student in all activities of the otolaryngology service, including outpatient clinics, inpatient work-up and care, and participation in surgery. In addition, participation in the dadactic sessions designed for residents and interns would also be requried. This clinical preceptorship is designed as an intensive 2 to 4 week involvement in otolaryngology. During this period of time, the student would work closely with an otolaryngologist, a member of the clinical attending staff in the community, to permit close association with a person practicing this specialty full-time and greater involvement in all aspects of the clinical practice of otolaryngology. Two students will be accepted for a minimum period of 12 weeks to engage in full-time research in otolaryngology.