The Surgery rotation is a six-week training experience on a surgical service. The surgery course provides students with clinical experience in pre-operative, intra-operative and postoperative care. Principals of pre-operative (i.e. initial history and physical, pre-operative risk assessment, recognize surgical emergencies, etc.), operative (i.e. sterile technique/field, retraction, hemostasis, etc.), and postoperative (i.e. wound care, patient education, etc.) care are emphasized.