Rotations
3rd Year Required Rotations: (UF students only)
- Surgery – 8 weeks (3 weeks in Jacksonville on either the general or subspecialty services)
4th Year Required and Elective Rotations
Clinical Elective on the Surgical Critical Care Service – Jacksonville (SUR E 6J)
The surgical critical care service provides comprehensive care for trauma surgery and surgical subspecialties. There are approximately 28 surgical critical care beds within the unit. Responsibilities include daily rounds, procedures and didactic education.
Clinical Elective on the Trauma Service – Jacksonville (SUR E 7J)
We are the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Northeast Florida. There are approximately 4000 trauma evaluations per year, with 18% being penetrating trauma. This rotation is on a busy trauma service and you will be expected to be involved in all aspects of patient care. This includes the initial evaluation of trauma patients, daily rounds, and operative cases.
General Surgery – Jacksonville (SUR E 1J)
The student will function as a first-year resident under the supervision of the attending and senior resident staff to see and follow assigned patients, participate in consultations and bedside procedures and wound care, and be in the OR for assistance at a variety of procedures. The student will be exposed to a breadth of surgical oncology, biliary disease, hernia/abdominal wall, and breast surgery as well as open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical approaches.
Required General Surgery – Jacksonville (SUR R 1J; UF Students)
This sub-internship provides a faculty-mentored experience for those with surgery as a career goal. This includes gaining progressive autonomy regarding responsibilities of the surgical intern, including inpatient, ambulatory, and operative patient care. Independent didactic learning is also expected.
Contact Us
For more information about our medical student programs, please contact our student liaisons below or visit Medical Student Education.
Becky Carns
Clerkship Administrator
(904) 244-8312
Becky.Carns@jax.ufl.edu
Aditi N. Jalla, M.D.
Clerkship Director
James W. Dennis, M.D.
Associate Clerkship Director
Chelsea R Yap, D.O.
Assistant Clerkship Director
Address
Department of Surgery
UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville
653 West 8th Street, FC12
3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic
Jacksonville, FL 32209
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