MDU 4003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Health Outcomes & Policy
• Course: MDU 4003
• Professor: Rhamani, Mariam

Document Summary

A surgeon is a physician who has gone through years of training in an accredited residency program to learn the specialized skills of a surgery. Surgery, in some instances, can be viewed as one of the most demanding positions in the medical community due to the fact that it is a specialty which is required in every hospital setting. Besides performing surgery, surgeons practice in hospital, office, and academic settings. Surgeons also assist patients by counseling and consultation. General surgery will be the primary focus of this unit, although the specializations within the surgery field are numerous and very diverse. Why did you choose to be a surgeon? she considered all areas during her third year of medicial school and clinic corpship with the exception of pediatrics and psychiatry. She went into medical school thinking she would go into pediatrics or geriatrics. 4 yrs of college, 4 yrs of medical school, residency program that avgs 5-7 yrs,