Surgery (Third Year Rotations): A total of 8 weeks total that is broken into two- 4-week rotations

The students’ 8-week surgery rotation will include a 4-week general surgery rotation and a second 4-week rotation in general or another surgical specialty. Surgery encompasses a diverse range of specialties and includes the following disciplines:

  • Breast surgery
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Trauma surgery
  • Transplant surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
  • Gynecological surgery

It is important to know the major emphasis during this 8-week rotation will be placed upon issues and problems in General Surgery, but student familiarity with common problems in the surgical subspecialties (thoracic and cardiovascular, orthopedics, urology, otolaryngology, gynecological, and neurosurgery) is also tested on the end-of-clerkship NBME clinical subject examination.