Course description

The Year 4 Surgical Specialties rotation is conducted in the University of Queensland's teaching hospitals in Queensland, Brunei and New Orleans. The eight week rotation is devoted to Orthopaedic Surgery (4 weeks), Ophthalmology (2 weeks) and a Surgical Specialty Option (2 weeks) chosen from Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery or any other surgical subspecialty (excepting General Surgery) approved by the Head of Surgery. Students will be allocated to surgical specialty units, to participate in the daily activities of those units, and to participate in all that happens during their patients' episode of care. In addition, students should attend outpatients, ward rounds, operating theatre, and other unit meetings. Learning resources are provided in the form of a series of Core Lectures (available on the Year 4 MEDI4020 Surgical Specialties Blackboard site). In the individual teaching hospitals a tutorial program is conducted. Students are provided recommended reading lists, lists of recommended operations and investigations to observe and a list of surgical skills for which they should develop competence and understanding.

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