pa 6056 - surgery (6)

this rotation focuses on the area of medicine that deals with the manual and operative procedures for the correction of deformities, injuries and diseases of the human body. the surgery rotation includes a component of inpatient surgical management, pre-operative, intra-operative and postoperative care. this course is designed to provide the physician assistant student with an introduction to the many new surgical techniques that are available and may include laparoscopic, laser or robotic procedures. suturing, anesthesia, major and minor surgical procedures specific to various body regions are taught through experiences with patients and intraoperative exposures. pre- and postoperative evaluation and care of the patient are integrated into this course. appropriate referral patterns will be discussed.