Goals and Objectives
- Identify the conditions and factors for which a solid organ transplant is indicated, as well as those factors which may make a patient ineligible for transplant.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a focused history and physical examination in the patient with organ failure, as well as the post-transplant patient.
- Discuss issues in immunology and operative surgical anatomy appropriate to transplantation patients, in particular the principles of immune suppression and the factors involved in transplant rejection.
- Outline management plans for transplantation patients including ICU care through the complex management of the patient with end-stage organ failure.
- Outline the workup and management for a patient with suspected or confirmed transplant graft rejection.
- In the operating room and/or clinic, demonstrate and sharpen skills in basic surgical techniques such as knot-tying, suturing, and limited dissection.
A PHOTO ID BADGE IS REQUIRED AT ALL SITES. NO EXCEPTIONS.
SURG 687: Transplantation Surgery – UWMC – Seattle, WA -PERMISSION ONLY-
Site Director: Dr. Lena Sibulesky | lenasi@uw.edu
Site Coordinator: Dept. of Surgery Education Team | surgstus@uw.edu
Check-in Instructions: Students will receive an email verifying their enrollment in SURG 687 approximately six weeks prior to the start of the rotation.
UW Students: There is no additional credentialing needed for this rotation.
Visiting Students: No less than six weeks prior to the start of the rotation, please ensure that you have provided all the information that was requested in your VSLO offer letter. Additionally, please advise the site coordinator who your completed grade evaluation should be returned to following the completion of your rotation.