PAST 517 - Fundamentals of Surgery II (3)

This is the second class in two-part course that will be delivered by didactic instruction, instructional videos, and case-based studies that focus on the diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease. This course evaluates the signs and symptoms associated with surgical disease processes, the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients, intraoperative surgical care, as well as post-operative management involved in their care. This series will systematically evaluate the multiple surgical procedures including procedures in general surgery, urology, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma and trauma surgery, thoracic surgery, transplant surgery, and other core surgical areas, providing the students with a solid surgical foundation and the ability to recognize and treat surgical disease processes. Offered: Summer.