Surgical and Procedural Care is a 12-week block in Phase 2 focused on the care of adults and children undergoing an operation or procedure, including the perioperative preparation, operative care and post-operative cares for core clinical conditions in the specialties of anesthesia, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, general surgery, otolaryngology, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery and gynecology, as well as interventional radiology, procedural cardiology and gastroenterology.
The block builds upon the basic science concepts introduced in Phase 1, including cerebral spinal fluid production and flow, fluids and electrolytes, consciousness, inflammation and wound healing and cancer biology.
Patient care experiences take place in the clinics, emergency department, inpatient wards, inpatient and outpatient operating rooms and procedure suites. Structured educational sessions proceed through the 12-week block following an anatomic approach using case discussions, podcasts, curated independent reading, online nationally supported modules and simulation skills.
All students complete a longitudinal patient care experience by participating in the pre-operative preparation, anesthesia care, operative care and post-operative care of one inpatient.
Learn more about Phase 2 learning objectives and clinical experiences on the UWSMPH Phase 2 webpage.