printer friendly pageSURG 203B: Clinical Anatomy
Continues the introduction to human structure and function from a clinical perspective. Includes clinical scenarios, frequently used medical imaging techniques, and interventional procedures to illustrate the underlying anatomy. Students are required to attend lectures and engage in dissection of the human body in the anatomy laboratory. Surgery 203B presents structures of the head and neck.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
SURG 204: Introduction to Surgery
Designed to give pre-clinical MD students a broad overview of all the surgical specialities. Lectures by leading surgeons from General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery. Orthopedic Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Transplantation Surgery and Cardiac Surgery highlight the array of diseases and operations performed in their disciplines. In addition, each lecture gives students a "roadmap" as to how to enter that discipline.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Lau, J. (PI)
;
Zhou, J. (TA)
SURG 205: Technical Training and Preparation for the Surgical Environment
This course is designed for preclinical medical students interested in acquiring the technical skills and a clinical orientation necessary to learn and participate in the surgical environment. Additionally, the course will introduce students to the profession of surgery, with opportunities for surgical faculty mentorship. Scrub training starts the course to facilitate the learning of sterile technique required prior to participation in the operating room. Students will learn techniques in preparing for an operative case with a resident and attending surgeon. Technical training will include basic knot tying and suturing workshops. Students will employ these techniques in operative cases through simulation. The class will require a mandatory operative shadowing experience with an attending surgeon outside of normal class hours. Preference is given to second year students.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
SURG 208: Plastic Surgery Tutorial
Diagnosis, theory, and practice of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Limited to two students per faculty member.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Chang, J. (PI)
;
Girod, S. (PI)
;
Gurtner, G. (PI)
;
Hentz, R. (PI)
;
Longaker, M. (PI)
;
Lorenz, H. (PI)
;
Schendel, S. (PI)
SURG 209: Plastic Surgery
Students participate in plastic and reconstructive surgery as functioning members of the clinical team. Students are exposed to operative surgery, emergency and trauma care, evaluation of operative candidates in the outpatient setting, and also attend teaching conferences. Limited to four students. Prerequisite: completion of first year or clinical experience.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Chang, J. (PI)
;
Girod, S. (PI)
;
Gurtner, G. (PI)
;
Hentz, R. (PI)
;
Lee, G. (PI)
;
Longaker, M. (PI)
;
Lorenz, H. (PI)
;
Schendel, S. (PI)
SURG 214: Medical Etymology
A survey of medical etymology and terminology that parallels preclinical medical education. Topics focus on Greek and Latin roots and their appearances in the medical lexicon.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Srivastava, S. (PI)
SURG 230: Obesity in America
Prevalence and effects of the obesity epidemic in America and the growing prevalence of associated comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, and joint problems. Risk factors, multi-disciplinary treatment options, the role of food in society, patients' perspectives, and current research in the field.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Morton, J. (PI)
;
Khoury, H. (TA)
SURG 231: Healthcare in Haiti and other Resource Poor Countries
Originally developed to highlight healthcare in exreme poverty in Haiti, related lectures have been added covering healthcare in resource poor environments with the objective to introduce students to the complexity and unique problems of working in the Third World's healthcare morass.
Last offered: Spring 2016
| Repeatable
for credit
SURG 234: Service Through Surgery: Surgeons with an Impact
Surgeons with an Impact is a weekly seminar course with guest lectures and facilitated workshops with the following objectives: 1) Participants will be able to understand the role of surgeons in addressing health inequities, social justice and poverty 2) Participants will be exposed to the potential of expert surgeons through lectures from diverse professionals 3) Participants will reflect on how addressing inequities can align with their career goals in surgery. Topic covered will include; building diversity in surgery, inequities in pediatric surgery, immigration and surgery, access to colorectal surgery, Medecins Sans Frontieres, surgery and global health, policy advocacy and surgery, LGBTQ advocacy and surgery, inequities and neurosurgery, women in surgery, transplant justice, and race and surgery. Course open to MD and PA students only.
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
SURG 241: Portraiture and Facial Anatomy for Artists (ARTSTUDI 139)
Focus is on the art of portraiture and underlying structures of the face, fundamental anatomical elements such as the skull and muscles of facial expressions, and the intersections between human anatomy and art. Studio sessions incorporate plastic models, dry bones, cadaveric specimens, and live models. Encourages use of proper anatomical terminology for describing structures and their relationships.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Srivastava, S. (PI)
;
Toomer, L. (PI)
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