Surgery Internship Preparation

Course Description

High-yield topics that a surgery intern should know to start of residency. Routine communication skills needed in residency, including writing comprehensive orders and effectively handing off patients. Communication and teamwork skills with healthcare team members. Communication and interpersonal skills in difficult situations, including obtaining informed consent, talking with parents of patients who choose to decline recommended management options, and disclosing complications. Common pediatric skills, including IV placement, umbilical line placement, defibrillation, airway management, lumbar puncture, and suturing. Based on the national Educational Curriculum that was developed by the American College of Surgeons, American Program Director Society, and the Association for Surgical Education, which focuses on focused on essential skills for medical students and PGY-1 residents to successfully navigate the first year of surgical residency.

Code

SURGERY 909

Credits

1

Subject

SURGERY