Sample Schedule for Transition to Surgical Residency Elective March 17-28, 2014
Week 1
Time
9:00
Mon 3/17
Welcome
Introduction to
Mock Page
Tues 3/18
Documentation
Progress note,
consult note,
discharge
summary
Billing
compliance tips
10:00
PreTest
OP Notes
Pre/Post-Op
Orders
11:00
PreTest
Clinical Skills
Transition of
Care / HandOff Module
Common Floor
Emergencies –
fever, chest
pain,
hypotension,
hypertension,
tachycardia,
altered mental
status,
arrhythmia,
hypoxemia,
oliguria, N/V,
urinary
retention,
hyperglycemia
Common
Medications
Interns
Prescribe I
Antibiotics,
analgesia,
steroids
Common
Medications
Interns
Prescribe II
N/V, VTE
prophylaxis,
anticoagulation,
adverse drug
reactions,
benzos
Ventilators
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
Wed 3/19
Clinical Skills
Station –
Airway/Surgical
Airway, Central
Line
Thurs 3/20
Common
Electrolyte
Abnormalities
(+/-kalemia, +/natremia, +/calcemia, magnesemia, phophatemia
Instrument
Recognition /
Bookwalter
Setup
Prep & Drape
Universal
precautions
Laparoscopic
skills /
equipment
Radiology for
Surgical
Surgical Interns Nutrition
(possible joint
session with ED
Transitions
course)
Transfusion /
Coagulation
Mock page
debriefing
Fri 3/21
Match Day
Week 2
Time
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
Mon 3/24
Sim Ctr
Blunt Trauma
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
Anatomy Lab
Perioperative
Orders
Operative
Dictations
Open/Close
Abdomen
Laparoscopic
Access
Open
Appendectomy
Open
Cholecystectomy
Bowel resection
and anastomosis,
Chest Tube,
Resuscitative
Thoracotomy
Tues 3/25
Wed 3/26
Thurs 3/27
Medicolegal –
POA, Consent,
Ethics (possible
joint session with
ED Transitions
course)
Wound Care /
Ostomy Care
Burn Wound
Care
Sim Ctr
Postop
Hypotension
Anatomy Lab
Perioperative
Orders
Operative
Dictations
Open/Close
Abdomen
Laparoscopic
Access
Open
Appendectomy
Open
Cholecystectomy
Bowel resection
and anastomosis,
Chest Tube,
Resuscitative
Thoracotomy
Anatomy Lab
OSCE –
Perioperative
Clinical Skill
Orders
Center
Operative
Dictations
Open/Close
Abdomen
Laparoscopic
Access
Open
Appendectomy
Open
Cholecystectomy
Bowel resection
and anastomosis,
Chest Tube,
Resuscitative
Thoracotomy
Chart
Extract
Fri 3/28
OSCE –
Clinical Skills
Center
Review of
Chart
Extract
What makes
a great
surgical
intern
Mock page
debriefing
End-ofcourse party