The GeorgeWashingtonUniversityMedicalCenter

Department of Surgery

Session Schedule*

Third Year Clerkship – Rotation 3

October 28th, 2013– December 20th, 2013

Class of 2015

WEEK 1
Date & Time
/ Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 10/28/13

7 a.m.
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. / Clerkship Orientation
Scrub Etiquette Class
Initial Trauma H&P
Gross Anatomy Quiz / Dr. Vaziri &
Jessica Ruiz
Scrub OR Nurses
Katy Goss, RN
Dr. Rosslyn Jurjus / Hospital 6-116
6th Flr. Simulation Lab
Ross 116
Ross 116

Wednesday, 10/30/13

9:00 a.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. / Socratic Surgical Rnds (Acute Abdomen)
Ultrasound
Stomach/Duodenum
Abdominal & Vascular Exam Skills Session
Suture Skills Lab / Dr. Vaziri
Dr. Wherry
Dr. Brodsky
Dr. Vaziri
Surgery Faculty / Ross 229
Ross 229
Ross 229
6th Flr. Simulation Lab
Ross B1-B16

WEEK 2

Date & Time
/ Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 11/4/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria

Wednesday, 11/6/13

9 – 10 a.m.
10:00 - 12 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, 11/7/13
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. / Radiology
Liver, Pancreas
Quiz 1:
Acute Abdomen, Esophagus & Stomach/Duodenum
Socratic Surgical Rnds
(Medical Humanities)
Pediatric Surgery
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Schroeder
Dr. Lin
Jessica Ruiz
Dr. Raphael
Dr. Qureshi
Dr. Wherry / Ross 229
Ross 229
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium
6B-412 ACC North

WEEK 3

Date & Time
/ Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 11/11/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria
Wednesday, 11/13/13
9:15-11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – noon
1:15 p.m.

1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. / CT I & II
Burns/Wound Healing
Quiz 2: Liver, Pancreas & Pediatric Surgery
Socratic Surgical Rnds
(Breast/Genetics)
Socratic Surgical Rnds (Post-op Complications) / Dr. Najam
Dr. Lenert
Jessica Ruiz
Dr. McSwain
Dr. Lee / Ross 227
Ross 227
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium
WEEK 4
Date & Time
/
Lecture/Activity
/ Speaker / Location

Monday, 11/18/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria

Wednesday, 11/20/13

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 – noon
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. / IV Fluids & Electrolytes/Blood & Blood Products
Vascular
Quiz 3: Burns/Wound Healing, Breast & Post-Op Complications
Standardized Patient Exercises
(1st Month GWU Gen Surg students only) / Dr. L. Abell
Dr. Laredo
Jessica Ruiz
Surgery Faculty / Ross 229
Ross 229
Ross 229
6th Flr. CLASS Ctr.

Thursday, 11/21/13

***POM - ALL DAY***
  • Wednesday night call (11/20/13) ends at 11 P.M.
  • No clinical duties on Thursday AM before POM Day.
  • Students on call Thursday night report after POM Day is complete.

WEEK 5

Date & Time / Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 11/25/13

3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North

Wednesday, 11/27/13

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30-11:30 a.m.
1:15 p.m.

1:45 – 4 p.m.

/ Neurosurgery
Transplant
Quiz 4: IVF & Vascular
Socratic Surgical Rnds
(Pancreatitis/Biliary & GI Bleed) / Dr. Litvack
Dr. Melancon
Jessica Ruiz/Dr. Vaziri
Dr. Vaziri / Ross 229
Ross 229
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium

WEEK 6

Date & Time / Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 12/2/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria

Wednesday, 12/4/13

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – noon
1:15 p.m.
1:45 – 3 p.m.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. / ENT
Endocrine I & II
Quiz 5: Biliary, & GI Bleed
Socratic Surgical Rnds
(Trauma & Crit. Care)
Thoracic & Esophagus / Dr. Zapanta
Dr. Knoll
Jessica Ruiz/Dr. Vaziri
Dr. B. Abell
Dr. Trachiotis / Ross 229
Ross 229
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium
Hospital Auditorium

Thursday, 12/5/13

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. / Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Wherry / 6B ACC North
WEEK 7
Date & Time / Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 12/9/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria
Wednesday, 12/11/139:00 - 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – noon
Noon
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. / Orthopaedics
Colon CA/Diverticulitis
Quiz 6: Endocrine & Trauma/Critical Care
SP Exercises
(2nd Month GWU Gen Surg students only) / Dr. Knutsen
Dr. Obias
Jessica Ruiz/Dr. Vaziri
Surgery Faculty / Ross 229
Ross 229
Ross 229
6th Flr. CLASSCenter
Thursday, 12/12/135 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. / Practical Exam / Jessica Ruiz / 6th Floor ACC Clinic
WEEK 8
Date & Time / Lecture/Activity / Speaker / Location

Monday, 12/16/13

3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. / Chairman Meeting
(students will be assigned)
Case Presentations
(students will be assigned) / Dr. Sidawy
Dr. Giordano / Dept. of Surgery Suite
6B ACC North
Hospital Cafeteria
Wednesday, 12/18/139:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – noon
1:15 p.m. / Practical Review
Urology
Quiz 7: Colon CA / Dr. Jackson
Dr. Sotelo
Jessica Ruiz/Dr. Vaziri / Ross 229
Ross 229
Hospital Auditorium
Friday, 12/20/13

9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

/ NBME Shelf Exam / Jessica Ruiz / Hospital 6-116
12/20/13 at 5:00 p.m.

ROTATION COMPLETE

  • All morning lectures and afternoon Socratic rounds are mandatory. You will be expected to sign in to all morning didactic lectures.
  • The Department of Surgery holds Wednesday 7:30 a.m. M&M Conference and 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds. Be sure to check with your team leader or chief resident for specific conference/round times and schedules. Attendance is mandatory unless you are scheduled on a subspecialty that holds conferences at the same time.

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