Surgery Clerkship

The Surgery Clerkship provides students with comprehensive clinical exposure to common surgical conditions encountered in academic and community hospital settings, including inpatient wards, operating rooms, and outpatient clinics. The curriculum integrates interactive didactic sessions to enhance students’ knowledge of surgical diseases, supplemented by hands-on instruction in surgical techniques such as instrument handling, suturing, and knot tying. Students actively participate in patient care under supervision, fostering the development of clinical skills and the ability to function effectively within multidisciplinary teams. The clerkship emphasizes refining physical examination skills specific to surgical patients and cultivating concise case presentation abilities. Throughout the clerkship, students are encouraged to apply their acquired knowledge to develop and implement treatment plans for patients under their care.

Contact Information

• Clerkship Director: Luise Pernar, MD, MHPE, Luise.Pernar@bmc.org
• Associate Clerkship Director: Sheina Theodore, MD, Sheina.Theodore@bmc.org
• Clerkship Coordinator: Lana Ketlere, lana.ketlere@bmc.org & Richard Flores, richard.flores@bmc.org

Resources

• 3rd Year Overall Guidelines 2026-27
• Surgery Clerkship Guidelines 2026-27
• Surgery Clinical Faculty Guidelines 2026-27
• Required Patients & Procedures
• C-SEF – Surgery Clerkship
• CSEF to Numeric Score Conversion Table
• Surgery Milestones
• Surgery FOCuS form – Interviewing Technique
• Surgery FOCuS form – Physical Exam
• Faculty Development Videos (Kerberos login required)
• Department Webpage