The Apprentice Doctor® Suturing Course 

Below you will find student notes for our weekly seminars which will be accessible shortly before each meeting. Please pull them up onto your device and bring them to the meetings!

• All materials presented are accessible through your TAMU account only

**If you cannot attend the General Meetings due to a reoccurring schedule conflict (i.e. classes), kindly inform the curriculum instructors! 

** If you were unable to attend a weekly meeting, please fill out the Missed Meetings google form by each Sunday 8pm(sent through the weekly newsletter).

Failure to do so and failure to notify officer of such situation will result in officers unable to contact members and any liability/responsibility will not be held upon the officer. ***Please note: As stated in the FAQ, Weekly + Bi-Monthly Newsletter, and Weekly Announcement slides, members are able to miss up to 3 meetings to maintain member status and qualification to take the certification exam.*** 

Introduction to The Apprentice Doctor Suturing Course (Week 1)

Basic Knots used in Surgery Part 1 (Week 2)

Basic Knots used in Surgery Part 2 (Week 3)

Wound Care and Subcutaneous Sutures (Week 4)

Interrupted Sutures and Interrupted Sutures with Buried knots  (Week 5)

Continuous Running and Continuous interlocking Sutures (Week 6)

Horizontal Mattress and Vertical Mattress Sutures (Week 7)

“Far-And-Near” | Figure 8 Sutures (Week 8)

Subcuticular – Purse String Sutures (Week 9)

Correcting A “Dog’s Ear” | Unequal Levels of Tissue  (Week 10)

Correcting A “Dog’s Ear” | Unequal Levels of Tissue  (Week 11)

Suture Certification Exam: TBD