ACADEMIC YEAR Spring 2024 to Winter 2025
- Demonstrate a method of focused evaluation, including the approach to workup and preparation of patients for anesthesia and surgical intervention
- Identify the important factors in the diagnosis, workup, and management of specific surgical problems including:
- Acute abdomen
- Bowel obstruction
- GI hemorrhage
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease
- Endocrine diseases (including thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal)
- Breast disease
- Vascular disease (including carotid, aortic and peripheral vascular disease)
- Cardiac and Thoracic disease
- Trauma, burns and surgical critical care
- Pediatric surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Identify what constitutes appropriate surgical referral by recognition of which problems are clearly surgical, potentially surgical, and those which do not require surgical intervention
- Accurately assess patients, particularly postoperatively, for pain and propose a strategy for safe pain management, including the use of multimodal pain therapy
- Evaluate and critique surgical literature for content, relevance, methodology and validity of the findings and conclusions
- Communicate effectively with patients, families across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
- Work effectively with others as a member of the healthcare team
- Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to provision or withholding of care, confidentiality and/or informed consent
- Work well with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, diversity, ethical integrity and trust
- Demonstrate trustworthiness that makes colleagues feel sure when one is responsible for portions of the care of patients