Provides house staff level clinical experience in management of surgical patients. Exposure to advanced procedures as first assistant to the attending surgeon in the operating room. Three days of operative experience per week, two office days following the attending in a one to one format. Overnight call on house staff schedule. An opportunity to experience continuity of care unique to the surgical patient. Exposure to a variety of surgical diseases and procedures.
Leadership
Dr. Joel Horovitz
Objective
To prepare the student to be a house officer (subintern); develop skills in surgical problem-solving; acquire knowledge and its application in evaluating patients with surgical disease which will ease the transition to being an intern; familiarize the student with procedures, operative technique and time management skills which will aid them during residency.
Learning Experience
Focus of learning is evaluation and treatment of surgical inpatients in short time course over which most surgical problems develop and rapid feedback which operative intervention provides. Student will participate in both clinical and educational activities (work-ups, rounds, conferences, operations). Our goal is to increase responsibility of sub-intern with responsive supervision.
Feedback and Evaluation
Daily interaction. Evaluation at the completion of the subinternship.