About VUMCHealth Care ServicesSchoolsResearchLibrarySearchVanderbilt Medical CenterVanderbilt Medical CenterVanderbilt University Medical Center [Button Map -- See bottom of page for text links]

 

 

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

SURGICAL CLERKSHIP HOME

MANUAL OF SURGICAL OBJECTIVES

CLERKSHIP SUPPORT PERSONNEL

CALENDAR

ROTATION ASSIGNMENTS

RESIDENT CONTACT LIST

ORIENTATION

SURGICAL SKILLS LAB

BEHAVIORAL GOALS FOR SURGERY ROTATION

EXPERIENTIAL GOALS

LECTURE SCHEDULE

CONFERENCES

CASE PRESENTATIONS

TARPLEY PRESENTATIONS

CLINICAL TRANSACTIONS PROJECT

REFERENCE TEXTS

ORGAN PROCUREMENT RUNS

WHAT TO DO IF STUCK DURING PROCEDURE

GRADING INFORMATION

SAMPLE EVALUATION

MID-CLERKSHIP ASSESSMENT FORM

SO YOU WANT TO BE A SURGEON

DEPT. OF SURGERY EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

SECTION OF SURGICAL SCIENCES



Reference Texts

 Recommended as Primary Text
  • Lawrence, Essentials of General Surgery, 4th ed., 2006      (written by surgical educators, specifically for medical students)
  • Way, Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment, 12th ed., 2006  (more in depth than Lawrence, but readable over a 10 week    rotation)
Reference Texts
  • Townsend Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17th Edition
    edited by Dr. R. Daniel Beauchamp, Chairman of
    Vanderbilt Section of Surgical Sciences,
    available in electronic format through MD Consult.
  • Lawrence, Essentials of Surgical Specialties, 2nd ed., 2000
  • Schwartz, Principles of Surgery, 8th ed., 2005
Reference Texts - Suggested Reading
  • Kirk, R. M., 1994. Basic Surgical Techniques. Churchill Livingstone: Edinburgh & London.
  • Anderson, R. M., and R. F. Romfh, 1980. Technique in the Use of Surgical Tools. Appleton-Century-Crofts / New York.
  • Nealon, T.F., and W. H. Mealon, 1994. Fundamental Skills in Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company.
  • Edgerton, M.T., 1988. The Art of Surgical Technique. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
  • Nora, P.F., ed. 1990. Operative Surgery, Principles and Techniques. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.
  • Wind, G.G., and N. M. Rich, 1987. Principles of Surgical Technique, the Art of Surgery. Baltimore-Munich 1983, Urban & Schwarzenberg.
  • Link to Wound Closure Manual (Ethicon)
  • Basic Skills Tutorials (Boston University School of Medicine)




[ VUMC Home | About VUMC | Health Care Services | Schools | Research | Search ]

Copyright © 2007, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
URL: http://www.mc.Vanderbilt.Edu/surgery/clerk/refer.htm
For More Information: <Section Web Support
>
Last Modified: Monday, October 22, 2007
<webmaster@www.mc.Vanderbilt.Edu>