SURG 7815

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Course Details

Course: SURG 7815 - Advanced Surgery

Description: This course is 4 weeks long.
The overall educational goal is to provide the medical student with an introductory
experience in abdominal organ transplantation surgery, including preoperative evaluation,
exposure to surgical procedures (including organ procurement and transplantation), and
involvement in postoperative management.
Students will develop skills in focused history and physical examination, formulation of
relevant differential diagnoses, and increase their familiarity with surgical anatomy and
physiology relevant to liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. Students will also begin to
understand the complex multidisciplinary care required for transplant patients, including the
role of immunosuppression and long-term graft management.
Students will be assigned to the Abdominal Transplant Surgery Service, which includes
inpatient care, outpatient clinics, and operating room experience.

Department: Surgery

Credit Range: 4 - 4

Permission Required: No

School Years: MSIIIMSIV

Course Classifications: PHASE_3REQUIRED

Coordinator(s): LUDLOW,ROCHELLE DC | rosie.ludlow@hsc.utah.edu

Directors(s)

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Academic Years

	Title	Year	Tags	#Sec
	SURG 7815 - Advanced Surgery	2025/2026	PHASE_3REQUIRED	11