Surgical Skills focuses on providing a foundation in the skills required by doctors who are applying for surgical training positions and introduces many of the core competencies essential to surgeons during their training and career. On completion of this unit you will be familiar with current standards of treatment for surgical patients with regards to hospital care and technical skills. You will gain experience in the practical application of the concepts of ethics, scholarship, professionalism, teaching, management and leadership that is expected of junior doctors who plan to pursue a surgical career.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Surgery |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Final year medical student knowledge of physiology, pathology and anatomy is assumed |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Zainab Naseem, zainab.naseem@sydney.edu.au |
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