INTERNSHIP FOR THE STATE EXAM - SURGERY

Course objectives

At the end of the practical-evaluation internship, the student: The student is able to put into practice the principles of the patient-doctor relationship: medical interview, contact, information, clarity, acquisition of consent. The student is capable to obtain medical history and perform a physical examination in the outpatient context The student has knowledge and capacity to apply the clinical reasoning: to distinguish between primary urgent complaints and secondary problems; to suggest a diagnostic hypothesis and to individualise the diagnostic methods of greater specificity and sensitivity to confirm or reject the hypothesis The student is skilled to interpret the laboratory exams The student is skilled to interpret the medical reports of the diagnostic imaging examinations The student is oriented in decision-making regarding the pharmacological treatment The student is able to compile the report of hospital admission/discharge and to write a discharge letter The student is able to judge the appropriateness of the hospital discharge and to suggest the rehabilitation solutions or recovery in other facilities The student is capable to frame the reason of ospitalization taking into account possible chronic illnesses, further critical conditions and patient’s frailty The student is able to demonstrate the skills of prevention and sanitary education The student demonstrates the knowledge and awareness of the National Healthcare System and Local Healthcare System The student respects the shift schedule, wears appropriate clothes and is well-equipped The student shows knowledge and awareness of the ward and/or ambulatory The student interacts in an appropriate manner with the medical personnel, nurses and the department technicians he student demonstrates the awareness and knowledge of the different roles of the medical team members The student demonstrates active attitude: makes questions, candidates to perform activities

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ANTONIO BRESCIA Lecturers' profile
FABIO SANTANELLI DI POMPEO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
• Ritidectomia, mastopessi, addominoplastica Contents: Normal and pathological wound healing. Basic principle in plastic surgery: ● Excision and suturing ● Grafts and flaps ● “zeta”, “v-y” plasty etc. Burn: classification, diagnosis, systemic and local treatment. Principal vascular anomalies: Angiomas, Simple and Complex vascular Malformations. Traumas, tumors and malformations of the Head and Neck: reconstructive options. ● Craniofacial Traumas ● Principal tumors of the Head and Neck ● Simple and Complex Craniostenosis, Facial clefts Traumas, tumors and malformations of the external genitalia: reconstructive options. ● Principal tumors of penis and testicle ● Hypospadias, Epyspadias, Fimosis ● Fournier Sindrome, Vaginal Aplasia Traumas, tumors and malformations of the chest wall: reconstructive options. ● Mastectomy and breast reconstruction ● Amastia and hypomastia, Hypermastia and gigantomastia ● Anisomastia and Poland sindrome Traumas, tumors and malformations of the limbs: reconstructive options. ● Amputations and replantations ● Principal tumors of the limbs ● Sindattily, polidattily, clinodattily, aracnodattily Aesthetic anomalies of aging: corrective options. ● Rhitidectomy, mastopexy, addominoplasty
Prerequisites
Requirements: Good knowledge of normal human anatomy, anatomical pathology and human physiology is required.
Books
Suggested textbooks: Santanelli F., Scuderi N. Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. Ed. Luigi Pozzi Www.echirurgiaplastica.it
Frequency
mandatory
Exam mode
Evaluation methods: The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of a written test structured as follows: - 15 questions about Dermatology module, - 15 questions about Plastic Surgery module. To improve the final grade, it is possible to ask for an oral examination.
Lesson mode
Frontal lessons
ERINO ANGELO RENDINA Lecturers' profile
MAURIZIO TAURINO Lecturers' profile
DONATELLA CASERTA Lecturers' profile
GIANLUCA SCUDERI Lecturers' profile
ANTONINO RACO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
tumors of the central nervous system - brain and spinal tumors - neurosurgical pathology of vascular interest - degenerative pathologies of the spine - head and spinal cord trauma - hydrocephalus, intracranial hypertension
Prerequisites
anatomical and physiological knowledge necessary to clinically evaluate patients with central and peripheral nervous system diseases
ANDREA TUBARO Lecturers' profile
GIANFRANCO SILECCHIA Lecturers' profile
GIOVANNI MELINA Lecturers' profile
ROBERTO BECELLI Lecturers' profile
NICOLA MAFFULLI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Basic principles of traumatology Upper limb fractures Lower limb fractures Pelvic and spinal fractures Emergency management of trauma patients Skeletal deformities Paediatric Orthopaedics: scoliosis, foot deformities, osteochondrosis, developmental sysplasis of the hip Degenerative conditions of the musculoskeletal system Sports traumatology Tendinopathy
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Italian and English Students can undertake the course and the relevant exam only if they have completed the exams of the previous years of their medical school course
Books
Miller's Review of Ortopaedics Mark D. Miller, Stephen R. Thompson
Frequency
It is compulsory to attend the face to face lectures. Signatures of the students will be collected at each lecture
Exam mode
Multiple choice questions, with the opportunity to sit a viva for further knowledge evaluation
Lesson mode
Face to face lectures, with power point presentations
  • Lesson codeAAF2004
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year6th year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDN/D
  • CFU5
  • Subject areaTirocini formativi e di orientamento