Advanced Thoracic Surgery Clerkship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Open to visitors. Intensive clinical experience in thoracic surgery (non-cardiac). Direct, supervised responsibility for both intra- and post-operative management of patients with benign or malignant intrathoracic disease. Particularly extensive exposure to thoracic oncology and video-assisted techniques. Participation as integral member of the thoracic surgical service allows education in the diagnostic and therapeutic thought-processes required in complex surgical decision-making. PREREQUISITES: Surgery 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Joseph B. Shrager, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Donna Yoshida, 650-721-2086. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Students should contact the coordinator prior to the first day; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 2 (every fifth night; rounds one morning per weekend). OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SUMC.