Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation

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Rural Surgery Elective
SUR 612

Prerequisite: Fourth year medical students who have successfully completed their Junior Surgery clerkship.

Objectives:

• Understand the approach to preoperative and postoperative management of the surgical patient in a rural setting.
• Increase understanding of the pathophysiology of surgical disease.
• Enhance understanding of inpatient and ambulatory surgical care in a rural setting.

Students will be assigned to work with a general surgeon in a rural community in the Upper Peninsula (student’s desired location is strongly considered). Students will be given the opportunity to increase their knowledge of surgical patient care in a rural setting.

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