SUR 2109 GEN SURG IN DEVLPG NATIONS
This rotation will expose the student to medical care at a world-class facility in a developing country. The primary focus will be on teaching the student to rely on clinical skills and judgment in addition to technology available in that setting. Students will participate in all aspects of care of medical patients at Medanta Medicity. This will include daily inpatient ward rounds and outpatient clinics, ICU and emergency room management of medical patients, and medical emergencies. There will be hospital-wide didactic teaching sessions involving all attendings and residents in the Department of Surgery, didactic conferences, case presentations, and interactive sessions with attendings. Students may be exposed to disease problems not seen in the USA such as malaria, hydatid disease, typhoid, and tetanus.
Prerequisite
Must have successfully completed all core clerkship courses.