General Surgery Curriculum FF5126 Module Head :Dr (Ms). Saladina Jaszle Binti Jasmin Assistant: Dr (Mr).Azlanuddin bin Azman I.INTRODUCTION During the 7 week posting, the students will initially be given a week of refresher course which will includeseminars andlectureson specific topics plus demonstrations on basic surgical procedures (Appendix 1). Following this, they will bedivided into 2 groups; each group will be required to spend a 3 week rotation each in UKMMC and TelukIntan Hospital (Appendix 2). The group at UKMMC will be further divided based on the 5 units in General surgery consisting of ; 1. Breast and Endocrine Surgery 2. Colorectal Surgery 3. Hepatobiliary Surgery 4. Vascular Surgery 5. Minimally Invasive Surgery These subgroups will consist of 5-15 students who will be taught by 5-10 lecturers. Each lecturer is required to teach at least weekly for a minimum of an hour. However,the leaders of these subgroups are responsible to contact the lecturers themselves , early in the posting, to arrange for these teaching sessions which are usually conducted in the wards. Other additional teaching sessions usually take place in the operation theatres, clinics and endoscopy suites. Students are exposed to the concept of senior clerkship during their surgical attachment. The senior clerkship serves to prepare the students to become familiar and competent in handling common surgical cases and perform simple day-to-day procedures as surgical house officers.The current module will give more emphasis in basic surgical emergencies and procedures. Apart from these, the general surgical posting also impartsthe personal and professional development module in the
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General Surgery CurriculumFF5126
Module Head :Dr (Ms). Saladina Jaszle Binti JasminAssistant: Dr (Mr).Azlanuddin bin Azman
I.INTRODUCTIONDuring the 7 week posting, the students will initially be given a week of refresher course which will includeseminars andlectureson specific topics plus demonstrations on basic surgical procedures (Appendix 1). Following this, they will bedivided into 2 groups; each group will be required to spend a 3 week rotation each in UKMMC and TelukIntan Hospital (Appendix 2). The group at UKMMC will be further divided based on the 5 units in General surgery consisting of ;
1. Breast and Endocrine Surgery2. Colorectal Surgery3. Hepatobiliary Surgery4. Vascular Surgery5. Minimally Invasive Surgery
These subgroups will consist of 5-15 students who will be taught by 5-10 lecturers.Each lecturer is required to teach at least weekly for a minimum of an hour. However,the leaders of these subgroups are responsible to contact the lecturers themselves, early in the posting, to arrange for these teaching sessions which are usually conducted in the wards. Other additional teaching sessions usually take place in the operation theatres, clinics and endoscopy suites. Students are exposed to the concept of senior clerkship during their surgical attachment. The senior clerkship serves to prepare the students to become familiar and competent in handling common surgical cases and perform simple day-to-day procedures as surgical house officers.The current module will give more emphasis in basic surgical emergencies and procedures. Apart from these, the general surgical posting also impartsthe personal and professional development module in the training. In line with the senior clerkship concept, the students are required to go on-call and perform as “Junior House Officers”.
All tasks(performed/observed) by the students must be immediately documented in their respective log books(Appendix 3) for verification/grading purposes by the supervising doctors/staff. At the end of each 3 week posting, the students need to get their supervisors’ report. Each student should at the end of the surgical posting have a total of 2 supervisor’s report; one from Teluk Intan Hospital and one from UKMMC.
The Friday of the 5 th week of posting is the dateline to submit a case report to the office for stamping of date of reception; those submitted thereafter will be rejected & the student will be given a zero for his/her case write-up. The end of posting test will be held in the surgical wards in UKMMC on the last day.Having completed the surgical posting, the students are expected to have acquired the necessary surgical knowledge and skills to enable them to be proficient house officers.
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TelukIntan Hospital
Teaching Faculty :-
1) Mr Lewellyn Rajakumar-General Surgeon2) Mr Mohan Gopalakrishnan – General Surgeon3) UKM Lecturer from the Surgical Department – One lecturer per week for 2 sessions (1-2hours/session)
Guidelines and Role of Resident Teaching Faculty:
1. Each doctor is required to spend a minimum of four hours of student teaching/supervision per week. 2. Students should be supervised in history taking, physical examination and management of patients. Procedures that are stated in the log book (Appendix 3) should be supervised/demonstrated to them.3. Student presentations in the clinics, ward rounds and bedside teaching sessions should be documented by the students in their respective log books.4. Besides presentations, students are required to record all tasks performed, assisted or observed immediately in the log book ; these will need endorsement/grading by the supervising doctor/staff.5. Doctors are required to complete the supervisor’s report (Appendix 4) and hand to
The office in UKMMC in a sealed envelope to be given to the student group leader on their last day in Teluk Intan.
He/she will need to return these to the Surgical Department in UKMMC on the same/next working day.6. Doctors here are most welcomed to provide feedback/contact theYear 5 Module head/Assistant on any relevant issues.
The student leader will need to liase with EncikMarzuki or PuanKhairunnisaat the Undergraduate Office at UKMMC, in regards to:
1. Thesupply of gloves, aprons, hats & masks 2. Transport between UKMMC &TelukIntan Hospital
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III. MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMESGeneral :
At the end of year V, the students should be able to:
1. Assistas a junior doctor in the surgical wards under direct supervision of a medical officer.
2. Apply basic surgical knowledge and skills effectively, to practice safely and competently.
3. Participate as a team member and assume leadership role in relevant situations.
4. Conduct basic surgical procedures in the wardunder direct supervision of a medical officer/ staff, as deemed appropriate.
5. Commit to lifelong learning.
Specific Learning Outcomes :
At the end of the 7-week attachment, the student should be able to:
1. Satisfactory obtain a surgical history and perform physical examination.2. Request basic and specific investigations to assist in diagnosis and management of common surgical problems.
3. Interpret relevant findings to reach a correct diagnosis. 4. Understand and discuss appropriate management of common surgical diseases.
5. Discuss the principles of surgical practice in the management of surgical patients.
6. Understand the ethical and medico-legal issues in the management of surgical patients.7. Perform simple ward procedures competently. (e.g: phlebotomy, bladdercatheterization, blood taking, setting up an intravenous drip)8. Assist in simple surgical procedures (e.g: insertion of chest tube, excision of
lumps, toilet and suturing)9.Participate in the collaborative management involving allied healthcare personnel (e.g: pharmacist, nutritionist, physiotherapist, rehabilitationist, and social services available) in the management of surgical patients.10.Understandskills in dealing with uncertainty, death and dying patients. 11.Demonstrate a sense of responsibility in interpersonal and professional conduct.
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IV. COURSE CONTENT
A. Clinical Topics
General Surgery( must know)
General Surgery( should know)
General Surgery( nice to know )
Trauma - ABC of trauma- primary survey- secondary survey- types of shock &management- types of trauma &principlemanagement- chest injury- head injury: types & management- genitourinary traumaEndocrine-benign thyroid diseases-thyroid malignancies-thyrotoxicosis-hypercalcaemia andhypocalcaemia
Endocrine-complications of thyroid surgery&management-primary and secondaryhyperparathyroidism-Cushing’s syndrome-Conn’s syndrome-phaechromocytoma
Vascular- access and chemo-portmanagement-trauma- mycotic aneurysms
Vascular- vasculitides- upper limb ischaemia
Paediatric Surgery-bilious vomiting in neonates-acute abdomen in infants-surgical jaundice in infants-solid organ injury in children-inguino-scrotal swelling in children-intestinal obstruction
Paediatric Surgery-common abdominaltumours in children
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Urology-haematuria: causes &management-benign prostatic hyperplasia-genitourinary calculi-management of testicularpain
Urology-management of testicularswelling-Fournier’s Gangrene
Urology-prostate carcinoma
Plastic Surgery-benign and malignant skinlesions-benign and malignant oral lesions-burns& management
-venous blood taking-intravenous drip-insertion/removal of venofix-blood culture & sensitivity-insertion/removal of urinary catheter-insertion/removal of nasogastric tube-removal of sutures-wound dressing-digital per rectal examination-proctoscopy (+/- enema insertion)
-taking informed consent-arterial blood gas-fine needle aspiration cytology ( FNAC)-core-biopsy-insertion of Sengstaken- Blakemoore tube-suprapubic catherisation-insertion/removal of chest tube-insertion of central venous line-banding of haemorrhoids-incision and drainage-stoma care-endoscopy (OGDS/ERCP/colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy)
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V. TEACHING-LEARNING METHODOLOGY
A. Workshop , Lectures &Seminars in the 1 st week 1)A workshop will include briefing and demonstrations on -basic clinical procedures -asepsis / sterility -handling of basic surgical instruments2)Seminar& Lectures on core surgical topics -will be facilitated by designated lecturers
B. Clinical Teaching RoundsStudents are expected to attend ward roundseveryday according to their respective teams. They are expected to perform as junior house officer and participate in the team’s patient care. They are expected to present the cases during the ward rounds.
C. WardworkStudents are expected to work together with the house officers and medical officers after the clinical teaching rounds. Apart from tagging in the wards, students are also expected to go to the outpatient clinics, operating theatres and endoscopy suites to clerk patients and to observe procedures.Whilst in the ward, the students are also expected to observethe work of the allied health providers and provide assistancein the day to day running of the ward (ie; Dietician, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, etc.) in the co-management of surgical patients.
D. Bed side teachingThe students are expected to arrange the bed side teaching with their respective lecturers/doctors.During these teaching sessions, the students may discuss problem-based learning, patient management, case presentations or perform clinical examination under supervision.
E. On-callsStudents will be allocated on-call duty according to their respective teams, generally once alternate week. They are expected to tag along the Medical Officer On-call for that particular day as “junior House officer”. They are required to attend to patients at the Emergency Department, operating theatre, endoscopy suites and the wards. Students are expected to present the cases to the respective Medical officer/ Registrar / Lecturer.
On Call Duties:1.On-Call will be at UKMMC andTelukIntanHospital from 5pm to 12 midnight followed bya normal day the following day.2.On-Call duties must be emphasized parallel as the concept of junior clerkship. Patients must be seen first-hand together with the house-officer on call, clerked, taken blood investigations and managed accordingly until reviewed by the medical officer/ specialist.3. Blood investigations will be taken by the student under the supervision of the house officer/ medical officer.4. All surgical procedures that are required of the Year V students will be under the supervision of the medical officer/specialist. 7
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5. If a particular student is unable to do the call, he or she has to find a replacement for that particular day. 6. At any day, these cases could be asked to be presented and discussed in the groupbedside teaching by the supervisor.
F. Operation TheatreStudents are encouraged to “Scrub up “ and assist as a second assistant in both the main and day care operation theatres.
G. Continuous Medical Education (CME) activitiesStudents will be introduced to the concept of lifelong learning and are expected to participate in the department’s regular CMEs ie; Journal Club Presentation, Recap (Revision of clinical case management and presentation), Radiological conferences, Histopathological conferences, Surgical updates, Surgical research presentations(Surgitract), and Mortality & Morbidity meetings.
H. Clinical Proficiency Test ,CPT At the end of each posting there will be a formal assessment by the lectures. Each student will be given 20 minutes to examine/discuss a patient. The student will be tested for another 10 minutes on an instrument and/or radiograph.
VI. ABSENCE FROM POSTING ACTIVITIES/SCHEDULE
The students are required to attend all academic and clinical activities pertaining to their course module. The attendance is 100%. If a student is unwell and is absent, a medical certificate (m.c.) of illnessmust be produced to the respective lecturer on his/her return.
If a student is unable to attend a session due to involvement in any official extra-curricular activities, an official letter stating his/her involvement must be produced to the respective lecturer on his/her return.
The m.c.or letter, whichever may be the case, then needs to be given to the surgical department office for recording/filing.
VII. ASSESSMENT
Areas of AssessmentPercentage
i. Clinical Proficiency test - 50%ii. Supervisor’s reports(2) - 20% iii. Log Book - 20%iv. Case report - 10%
Total 100%
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VIII. REFERENCES
A. Textbooks:
1. Forrest, Carter, Macleod: Principles and Practice of surgery. Churchill Livingstone, Latest Edition (2005).
Abbreviation & Venue:CWR Clinical Ward RoundsGWR Grand Ward RoundCPC Clinico-pathological conference ;AuditoriumHPE conference Histopathologicalexamination conference , last
Friday of the month ; Pathology seminar roomRecap Revision of clinical patient managementSurgitractSurgical research presentations Radiology conference Radiology seminar room