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Surgery Clerkship Support
The surgery clerkship is an eight-week clinical rotation in general surgery. Medical students are required to successfully pass it during their third year (M3), in order for them to graduate.
During their third year, students will rotate through service sites at Hamad General Hospital where they will be exposed to inpatient, outpatient and emergent care for surgical patients. Students learn about 'surgical' illnesses, diagnosis and plan for the care of patients who need surgery.
Each medical student will be assigned to a consultant or senior specialist in one of the teams. The student is expected to be present every day at the morning report meeting from 7am - 8am. They are encouraged to perform pre-rounds on any assigned patient prior to morning report. At the end of the morning report meeting, the student will report to their respective assigned clinician and proceed to accompany them to that day’s activity. Activities will include OR, clinic or rounds.
The curriculum involves, in addition to the daily clinical rounds, several didactic lectures. The student assessment is based on the overall clinical evaluation, an oral exam, and a written exam (the NBME). The final grade is marginal/passing, high pass or honors.
For more information and a detailed description of the clerkship, please refer to the surgery clerkship syllabus.
Clerkship Director: Ali Hallal, MD
Staff Support: ocs@qatar-med.cornell.edu
Rotation Duration: Eight weeks