Every attempt will be made to allow the student to follow the patient from admission to discharge and take an active role in the care and management of assigned patients. Students have the opportunity to see patients in the outpatient setting and assist in the operating room with arthroscopic surgery, ligament repair, knee reconstruction and a range of related traumatic injuries. Be exposed to the management of the patient requiring mechanical ventilation This elective is designed to provide the student with an in-depth exposure to the management of trauma patients. Students assist in the resuscitation, surgical treatment, and post-operative management of patients sustaining acute injury and trauma. The experience includes substantial involvement in the treatment of patients in an intensive care setting.
Weekly conferences supplement daily teaching.
This elective includes long hours and a very rewarding clinical experience. Students assist on a number of vascular surgical procedures. The non-invasive vascular testing of arterial and venous problems will be covered in considerable depth.