Surgery, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Surgery (SURG) College Info

SURG 499 Independent Study (1-6) Students will learn about interdisciplinary research topics and techniques spanning the behavioral and health sciences. The research is aimed at improving the quality of healthcare by better understanding the processes of clinical judgment and decision-making and their effects on patient outcomes. They will accomplish this by administering questionnaires, chart review, database management, data analysis, and other research procedures. Grading will be based on successful completion of tasks above and the ethical treatment of human subjects.

SURG 499H Honors Independent Study (1-9) [Rpt./ 27 units] Students will learn about interdisciplinary research topics and techniques spanning the behavioral and health sciences. The research is aimed at improving the quality of healthcare by better understanding the processes of clinical judgment and decision-making and their effects on patient outcomes. They will accomplish this by administering questionnaires, chart review, database management, data analysis, and other research procedures. Grading will be based on successful completion of tasks above and the ethical treatment of human subjects.

SURG 596I Molecular Cardiovascular Biology (3) [Rpt./ 2] I (Identical with MCB 596I, CBIO 596I, CBA 596I, PSIO 596I).

SURG 599 Independent Study (1-9) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 670 Principles of Perfusion Techniques I (3) I (Identical with PCOL 670, which is home).

SURG 671 Perfusion Technology Laboratory (1) I P, open to majors only. (Identical with PCOL 671, which is home).

SURG 672 Principles of Perfusion Techniques II (2) I P, open to majors only. (Identical with PCOL 672, which is home).

SURG 699 Independent Study (1-18) I II

SURG 800 Research (1-12) [Rpt./] I II P, SURG 803.

SURG 800A Research Distinction Track (6) P, prior approval of MSRC. (Identical with MED 800A, which is home).

SURG 800D Research Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery (4-8) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 803 Clinical Clerkship (6-9) [Rpt./] I II Introduction to clinical surgery through hospital clerkship on surgical wards.

SURG 807 Specialty Clerkship (3) [Rpt./] I II Introduction to clinical surgery through exposure to a surgery Specialty Clerkship (as assigned by the Surgery Department). P, basic science courses.

SURG 810A General Surgery (3-8) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 810B Burn Care (4-8) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 811B BNI Neurological Surgery (4-6) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815A Urinary Stone Disease (6) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815B Cardiothoracic Surgery (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815C Neurosurgery (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815D Fluid and Electrolyte Balance (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

SURG 815E Urology (4-6) [Rpt./] I II P, open to majors only.

SURG 815F Orthopaedics (3) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815G Cardiovascular Physiology and Research (1-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815H Lymphvascular System Health and Disability (6-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815I Surgical Critical Care (4) I II P, completion of 3rd-year clerkship. Credit allowed for only one of SURG 815I, SURG 815L, or ANES 815P.

SURG 815J Otorhinolaryngology (3) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815K Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine (4) [Rpt./ 3] I II

SURG 815L Orthopaedic Biomechanical/Biomaterial (6) [Rpt./] I

SURG 815M Trauma (3-8) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815N Spinal Cord Injury (3) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815O Surgical Critical Care (3-6) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II

SURG 815P Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery (3-6) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

SURG 815Q Plastic Surgery (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815R Clinical Experiment Rehabilitation Medicine (1-4) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815S Vascular Clinical Management (4-8) [Rpt./ 8 units] I II

SURG 815T Emergency Medicine (3-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815U Head and Neck Surgery (4-6) [Rpt./] II

SURG 815V Clinics in Medical Ignorance (3-4) [Rpt./] II

SURG 815W Pediatric Urology (4) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 815Y Clinical Toxicology (4-6) [Rpt./] S P, 4th-year medical students.

SURG 815Z Advanced Surgical Study (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 816A Pediatric Surgery (4) [Rpt./] I II (Identical with PED 816A).

SURG 816B Hand Surgery (4) II

SURG 816C Rural Pediatric Orthopaedics (3-4) (Identical with PED 816C).

SURG 816D Neuro-Oncology (4) I II P, open to medical students only. (Identical with RONC 816D, which is home).

SURG 816E Surgical Critical Care (4) To provide the student with an introduction to the management of the patient with severe multiple system disease in the intensive care unit setting. Major emphasis will be placed on providing an understanding of the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory failure including ventilator management, fluid and electrolyte disorders. P, 3rd-year surgical clerkship.

SURG 816F Orthopaedic Trauma (4) Goals: To familiarize the student with musculoskeletal injuries: evaluation, ambulatory care, and operative care. P, SURG 803.

SURG 816G Vascular Surgery (4) To grasp an understanding of vascular surgery by serving as a sub intern. Knowledge will be gained in clinical examination of vascular problems, interpretation of Duplex examination data as well as angiograms, patient selection for which type of revascularization procedures, the individual operative procedures by serving as a member of the surgical team, postoperative care, and long term outcome. There will also be didactic sessions on the vascular lab and ultrasound as well as application of those diagnostic modalities. Endovascular approaches will likewise be observed. There will also be experience in methods and indications for anticoagulant therapy. P, SURG 801.

SURG 816H Orthopaedics (1) Goals: Upon successful completion of this elective, students will have become exposed to self-selected specialties such as trauma, musculoskeletal oncology, foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and reconstructive surgery. The student will learn the basics of the individual orthopedic disease processes, methods of evaluation, and methods of management. P, SURG 803.

SURG 891A Surgery and Subspecialties (1-18) [Rpt./ 54 units] I II

SURG 891C General Surgery "B" (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 891D General Surgery "C" (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

SURG 891F Spine and Orthopaedic Reconstruction (4-12) I II

SURG 891I Rural Health Professions Preceptorship (3-6) [Rpt./ 2] I II P, open to medical students formally admitted to the Rural Health Professions Program. (Identical with MED 891I, which is home).

SURG 891L Perfusion Science (1-3) [Rpt./] (Identical with PHCL 891L, which is home).

SURG 896A Medical Ignorance (2) [Rpt./ 1] II

SURG 896H Gene Therapy for Vascular Disease (2) II P, 3rd and 4th-year medical school. (Identical with MED 896H, which is home).

SURG 896U Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (2) I II P, 3rd and 4th-year medical students only. (Identical with MED 896U, which is home).

SURG 899 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

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