Â鶹AV

• RVH / Â鶹AV Health Centre – Glen Site
• 1001 Décarie Boulevard, C5-2762
• Montreal QC H4A 3J1

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This Department contributes to all curriculum components.

• SURG 301 Surgery - Transition to Clinical Practice

• SURG 402 Surgery - Core Clerkship

In their core clerkship third year, students spend four weeks as clinical clerks in general surgery. The objectives of the surgical clerkship are the workup and management of surgical conditions. As clinical clerks, the students become a part of the surgical team, attending rounds, managing patients and wards, taking calls and becoming involved in the entire management period of their patients. During the four-week rotations, students are given small group teaching on various topics in surgery and orientation sessions at the Â鶹AV Simulation Centre.

• SURG 403 Surgery Sub-Specialty - Senior Clerkships

In their senior fourth year, students spend four weeks as senior clinical clerks in a subspecialty of surgery. The objectives of the surgical clerkship are the workup and management of surgical conditions. Four weeks are spent in Surgery, assigned to one of the following surgical disciplines:

• Cardiothoracic Surgery;
• Neurosurgery;
• Orthopedic;
• Otolaryngological;
• General Pediatric Surgery;
• Plastic Surgery;
• Transplant;
• Urology;
• Vascular Surgery.

As senior clinical clerks, the students become a part of the surgical team, attending rounds, managing patients and wards, taking calls and becoming involved in the entire management period of their patients. During the four-week rotations, students are given small group teaching on these surgical subspecialty topics.