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| The General Surgery rotation is
primarily an inpatient-based experience designed to familiarize the
student with acute and elective surgical decision making processes.
However, much of the postoperative management is now performed in
the outpatient setting and students will as well be expected to
participate in this phase of care as well.
A team of surgery house officers and at least one attending surgeon-preceptor will staff each General Surgery service, on which medical students will rotate. These personnel will provide ample opportunities for "on the job" experience relative to the discipline of medicine in general and surgery in particular. Come prepared with the knowledge of surgical procedure, anatomy and patient history. You will be asked to assist with positioning, prepping and possibly draping. If not, once gowned and gloved, stand on the sterile field side of the room. During the course of the General Surgery rotation, you are to keep a concise log of all patients for whom you were given primary responsibility. Specific data to be recorded are: primary diagnosis, whether management occurred on an inpatient or outpatient basis, operation (if any), and complications. Clinical experiences are offered at Tulane University Hospital & Clinic and the Ochsner Foundation Hospital. For more information, please see:
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