Surgery Clerkship
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M4's going into Surgery and OB/GYN taking the
2-week intensive elective 'Surgical Residency Preparedness Practicuum' ...2008
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2009
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Richard C. Anderson, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Clerkship Director
In June of 2009, Lorin D. Whittaker, Jr, MD retired and relinquished his position as Surgery Clerkship Director to Richard C. Anderson, MD. Dr. Whittaker held that position since 1991 as a dedicated and talented director and will remain Associate Clerkship Director as Dr. Anderson takes the helm.
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Lorin D. Whittaker, Jr,MD
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery
Associate Clerkship Director
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The Surgery Clerkship is an eight week curriculum in the third year. The learning objectives include recognition of disease states requiring Surgery, critical planning for the proposed surgical intervention, understanding of the principles of that intervention, and post operative evaluation and management of the patient. Students have four weeks rotation in General Surgery, two weeks in Trauma/Critical Care, and two weeks on the Subspecialty service, which provides experience in Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Breast Surgery. Also, students may elect two weeks on rural General Surgery, and one week in Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Urology, Ophthalmology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Responsibilities of students include assessments and care of inpatients and outpatients, and active participation in surgical procedures. They are graded on performance objectives of Intellectual Curiosity, Work Ethic, Behavioral Skills, and Communication Skills. It is expected all students will improve their understanding and practice of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competency skills (patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems based practice), and these are inculcated into the student performance assessment. The students complete a required core surgical cases log, entering operations in which they have participated. A minimum experience of 25 procedures is required. Students are expected to participate in the education of their team by researching patient care issues and presenting their findings to their teams. Our residents complete the Residents as Teachers course at the school, and add a major component to the student learning.
The Surgery Clerkship Final Grade is derived from the performance evaluation of the students in the clinical setting (2/3rd of the grade) and from the score on the standardized Surgery examination of the National Boards of Medical Examiners (1/3rd of the grade).
Attending and resident faculty mentor the students during the Clerkship. This provides student opportunity for collaboration with faculty on research projects leading to publications/presentation at local, regional and national meetings. Career counseling is also provided to students seeking careers in Surgery.
Eight weeks of surgical courses are required in the senior year. For those students choosing a surgical career, the mentoring continues into the fourth year relative to career selection, strategies in the national residency match process, preparation for residency, as well as in senior curriculum selection. This mentoring is on a one-on-one basis, and is very successful and positive.
April 2007, M4 UICOMP student Brett Dempsey
receives the UIC campus-wide Warren H. Cole
Award in Chicago
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| June 2007, UICOMP M4's going into Surgery residency programs |
May 2006, UICOMP M4's going into Surgery residency programs
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Awards received by UICOMP students going into Surgery:
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2008
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UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship |
Neil Saunders
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2008
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UIC Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine
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Yolanda Chang
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2008
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UICOMP Surgery Travel Award
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Andy Lee
Paul Jeziorczak
Neil Saunders
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2007
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UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship
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Brett Dempsey |
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2007
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UICOMP Surgery Travel Award |
Chris Waggoner-Porter
Nitin Kumar
Patri Marconi
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2006
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UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship |
Joe Bellamy
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2006
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UICOMP Surgery Travel Award |
Eric High
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2005
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UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship |
Jeremy Pyle
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2005
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UIC The Lloyd M. Nyhus Prize |
Ron Kim
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| 2005 |
UICOMP Surgery Travel Award |
Steve Tsoraides
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2004
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UICOMP Surgery Travel Award |
Jay Woodland
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2004
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UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship
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Jay Woodland
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| 2003 |
UICOMP Surgery Travel Award |
Jay Woodland
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| 2003 |
UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship |
*Christina Plakaitis
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| 2003 |
UIC Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine |
Christian Vercler |
*First time a UICOMP student had ever received this award
The UIC Warren H. Cole Scholarship
The Warren H. Cole Society established this scholarship to enhance the development of a student who has shown interest in a surgical career. This student's qualifications should include a demonstrated aptitude for scholarship, personal integrity, intellectual curiosity and a high sense of professional obligation and responsibilty. Excellence of performance should be the primary requisite, and need, of itself, should not be a consideration.
Annually, one candidate will be selected by a committee appointed by the UIC Head of the Department of Surgery. The scholarship and a suitable certificate will be awarded the candidate.
The UIC Lloyd M. Nyhus Prize
The Warren H. Cole Society established a prize to enhance the development of a student who has shown interest in scientific research. This student's qualifications should include a demonstrated aptitude for scholarship and research, personal integrity, intellectual curiosity and a high sense of professional obligation and responsibility. Excellence of research performed while a student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine should be the primary requisite.
Annually, one candidate will be selected by a committee appointed by the UIC Head of the Department of Surgery. The scholarship and a suitable certificate will be awarded the candidate.
UIC Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine
The Gold Foundation is a national foundation awarding students based on an emphasis of humanism in medicine. This award is given annually to one student on Honors Day.
UICOMP Surgery Travel Award
Students are chosen annually by the Chair and Clerkship Director of the UICOMP Department of Surgery to receive this award based on the students' overall merit and interest in a surgical career. A monetary award is given to offset travel expenses to either the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress or to the Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting.
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