Teaching Medical Students   

Residents and Fellows are an essential part of the teaching of medical students. It is critical that any trainee who supervises or teaches medical students must be familiar with the educational objectives of the course or clerkship and be prepared for their roles in teaching and evaluation. Therefore, we’ve included in this manual the clerkship objectives for Surgery as well as the overall Educational Program Objectives. 

Surgery – SURG 7550 Goals and Objectives 

This course provides the medical students an opportunity to learn various responsibilities of a PGY-1 Surgery resident. At the completion of the rotation it is expected that the student will have achieved competence in the following subject areas: 

• mastery of 12 assigned core topics in general surgery 

• initial history and physical examination of the patient 

• orderly, systematic diagnosis of surgical diseases 

• suitable pre-operative preparation of the surgical patient 

• function of the O.R. and the surgeon's role 

• operative procedures used in treatment of surgical diseases 

• perioperative patient care 

• how to interpret surgical literature 

• interpersonal behavior with surgical patients 

The objectives (below) are written to reflect the qualities and competencies expected of our graduates. Each objective specifies the expected competency level to be attained by our students, the outcome measures used to evaluate attainment of the objective, and the essential qualities and competencies of a physician (as defined by the six ACGME Essential Competencies) addressed by the objective. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has formulated essential competencies felt to be necessary for physicians practicing in the current health care climate. They are: 

• Patient Care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health 

• Medical Knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care 

• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement that involves investigation and evaluation of their own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvements in patient care 

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals 

• Professionalism, as manifested through a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population

• Systems-Based Practice, as manifested by actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide optimal patient care

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