The Division participated in a multi-institutional project for development of a model for teaching in an ambulatory environment. Newer trends in medical education as well as innovative methods of teaching and evaluation are routinely used in the education of students. Each year leading surgeons spend periods of time teaching medical students and residents as Visiting Professors. The Department participates in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. Basic history-taking and physical examination skills are taught in the context of surgical problems.
Students spend eight weeks in general surgery and four weeks on the surgical subspecialties.
A program of interactive tutorials covers the core curriculum. Intensive educational strategies, as described above, are used during the clerkship. The curriculum followed on all campuses is comparable. During this clinical clerkship, students follow their patients closely during the hospital stay and in outpatient clinics, and assist in operations. Work-up of surgical patients and management of both simple and complex problems are emphasized.