Elective Years 3 and 4: General Surgery

Department: Surgery
Title:

General Surgery

Diversification = R1 General Surgery

Location: University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Grey Nuns Hospital, Misericordia Hospital, Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital, Sturgeon Hospital
Duration:

2-3 weeks  

Contact:

University of Alberta Students: Placement Contact: Diane Osborne, gensurg@ualberta.ca   or 780-407-2008
Visiting Medical Students: visitingelectives@ualberta.ca

Overview:

Students will become familiar with the practice of general surgery, in ward-based, ambulatory and operating room settings and on call.

Objectives:

The basic objective of the elective is to expose the student to management and assessment of a variety of different problems in General Surgery. It is also designed to expose the student to the specialty as a future career.

Additional Notes:
General Surgery elective requests - please indicate your preference for Site, ie 1st UAH 2nd RAH 3rd GNH, and/or sub-specialty 1st Trauma, 2nd Colorectal, 3rd Peds, 4th Oncology, etc.  
Do not submit multiple elective requests for the same date, indicate your site/subspecialty preference as noted above.  
Once approved the site and preceptor can be edited by emailing gensurg@ualberta.ca   
Thank you!

 

NetCare access required for this elective. Connect Care access may be required for this elective. Connect Care access may be required for this elective. There will be a 4 hour in-house training session at the beginning of the student's elective.

Last Updated June 24, 2022