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. Externship on surgical ICU service, clinical management of critically ill patients in the SICU, ICU procedures with appropriate supervision. Care of patients with neonatal congenital surgical problems. Fluid and electrolyte management in infants. Marr, Clifford 476.
Students function as acting interns working in parallel with the interns on the service.
Individualized activities, including ward rounds, subspecialty clinics and conferences, grand rounds, and observation of a variety of surgical procedures. 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. Laboratory research on surgically related problems.