Clinical experience will be supplemented by surgical and infectious disease conferences. Upon completion of the elective the student should Be familiar with the management of patients in a cardiac surgical intensive care setting Understand the approach to the pre-operative evaluation and preparation of a patient for cardiac surgery Have increased knowledge of cardiac and pulmonary physiology Have gained practical experience with invasive hemodynamic monitoring This elective is designed to familiarize the student with the basic principles and techniques of cardiovascular surgery. Cardiac and pulmonary physiology are strongly emphasized and students receive extensive exposure to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit. This elective is designed to acquaint the student with the broad scope of neurosurgery. Students are exposed to a large volume of patients including neurosurgical emergencies, neurosurgical trauma, and elective neurosurgical problems.
Students have the opportunity to assist with a variety of procedures.
Upon completion of the elective the student should Recognize the steps in the evaluation and management of common orthopaedic problems in an outpatient setting Demonstrate improved skill in the management of hospitalized patients including operative management Demonstrate improved skill in the management of emergency room orthopaedic problems including fracture reduction, soft tissue care, etc. The Department of Orthopaedics has a very active teaching-oriented faculty and students are exposed to a large volume of inpatient and outpatient cases. Didactic teaching includes Grand Rounds, basic science, clinical correlation and anatomical dissection. Clinic exposure is available in pediatric and adult orthopaedics, hand, and scoliosis. Students are supervised by a resident and the orthopaedic teaching staff.