OVERVIEW

The TPVES in surgery involves 4 weeks of attendance, in general surgery and/or specialized surgery departments.
The student participates in the clinical activity of the department, outpatient clinic and operating room.
Participates in the discussion of clinical cases, the diagnostic and differential diagnosis procedure, the therapeutic address and the planning of patient follow-up.
Participates in department meetings relating to the “Journal club” and the DMTs regarding the patients of the Operating Unit.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the acquisition of nosography, etiology, physiopathology, signs and symptoms of diseases, attendance is aimed at developing specific clinical skills through the presentation of clinical cases, of the diagnostic-therapeutic problem, related to the most interesting and most frequently encountered pathological conditions in surgical practice. The student must be able to address the discussion on problems of clinical relevance, showing himself capable of setting up differential diagnostic reasoning, based on observation, on the knowledge of epidemiological data, on the rational use of instrumental and laboratory investigations, on the possibilities of prevention of the most common pathologies. He must demonstrate the ability to make correct therapeutic indications, to be generically oriented on the most common surgical techniques, on surgical "timing" and on prognosis, taking into account the psychophysical and social characteristics of the patient. An adequate knowledge of the problems related to the pre- and post-operative periods is also required, related both to day-surgery interventions and to those of major surgery.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the internship, the student will be able to address the discussion on problems of clinical relevance, showing himself capable of setting up differential diagnostic reasoning, based on observation, knowledge of epidemiological data, rational use of instrumental and laboratory investigations, and prevention possibilities for the most common pathologies. He will have developed the ability to make correct therapeutic indications, to be generically oriented on the most common surgical techniques, on surgical "timing" and on prognosis, keeping in mind the psychophysical and social characteristics of the patient. An adequate knowledge of the problems relating to the pre- and post-operative periods is also required, related both to day-surgery interventions and to major surgery.

PREREQUISITES

To access the qualifying internship, starting from the 5th year, you must have passed all the exams of the first four years of the course, including the suitability tests.

TEACHING METHODS

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LEDA MASI

MARCO FRASCIO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

ALESSANDRO BONSIGNORE (President Substitute)

MARCO CASACCIA (President Substitute)

GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President Substitute)

MICHELE MINUTO (President Substitute)

GIUSEPPE MURDACA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

In relation to surgical skills, the following skills will be tested:
simple surgical dressings
application and removal of stitches
knowledge of the procedures for hospitalization and discharge of the surgical patient

ASSESSMENT METHODS

When requesting to start an internship, or to start attending the GP, the student downloads a diary booklet on Aulaweb for each of the three periods of attendance.

The booklet must be filled out in all its parts by the teacher/Medical Manager/GP, who will issue, each for the part of their respective competence, formal attestation of attendance (stamp and signature), together with the evaluation of the results relating to the skills demonstrated, and expressing, if positive, the judgment of suitability.

The student will take care to note the days and times of attendance, describing the activities carried out also with reflective ideas on what was done and observed. This diary will be countersigned by the department tutor and the coordinating tutor teacher. The intern will declare that he has received from the tutor an opinion in itinere regarding the progress of the internship itself, by signing in the appropriate space in the booklet.

The department tutor will compile the final or intermediate assessment (in the case of attendance at two departments); at the end of the period the coordinating tutor will compile the final assessment of suitability or unsuitability.

The internship is passed only in the event of obtaining a suitability assessment issued by the managers for each of the three periods.

In the event of a assessment of unsuitability, the student will have to repeat the relevant internship.