SURG-208 - Clinical Practice in Surgery 1

2 credits

This clinical rotation in a hospital provides the first opportunity for the student to “scrub” on surgical operations and work with specialized supplies and equipment. Knowledge and skills from SURG-104 and SURG-204 are applied. Students will be participating in setting up, carrying out and breaking down a surgical case and will experience the environment of the work and team members. Planned clinical conference will provide time for exposure to biotechnology and specialized instruments and discussion of the experience. Offered 8 hours a week for fifteen weeks. Saturdays may be used. Clinical starts at 6:45 a.m.

Prerequisite(s): SURG-104

Corequisite(s): SURG-204