Students will learn to recognize surgical disease, with a specific emphasis on learning the appropriate approach for diagnosing, evaluating, and managing patients with surgical problems. Students will spend the majority of time on the inpatient service, following patients preoperatively, assisting in the operation and then following patients postoperatively until discharge. The Surgery Clerkship lasts eight weeks and includes two month-long rotations in either general surgery or pediatric, vascular, trauma, oncology, endocrine, thoracic, or gastrointestinal surgery. Weekly case-based interactive conferences and textbook reading complement experiences on the wards and in the operating room and clinic.