SUR 30000 Surgery Clerkship (Chattanooga)

The Surgery Clerkship is a face-to-face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This clerkship is an 8-week clinical experience during which students participate in the breadth of surgery.

Orientation to the clerkship is given the first day of the rotation. This includes a formal introduction by the Clerkship Director, the Clerkship Coordinator, and the Surgical Resident Representative. Call schedules and duties may vary according to the rotation, but will be clearly delineated at the start of each new rotation.

Clerkship Director: J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Director, Surgery Clerkship; and Director, Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship
                                  Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, BS, CAP, Surgery Residency Coordinator II [also supervises the departmental administrative staff]
                                      email:  maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
                                  Administrative Assistant/Surgery Clerkship Coordinator (currently being recruited)
                                  Jacklyn Pope, Administrative Assistant, email:  jacklyn.pope@universitysurgical.com)               
                                  Academic Office Phone for all three:  423.778.7695

Approval Authorization Required: No

Location: Erlanger Health System 

Orientation Location: Surgery Academic Office Suite B-401 (Erlanger Medical Mall)

Size: Up to 8 students

Overnight Call: Seven nights during block

Weekend Work: Two weekends during block

Flexibility: Absence request required within 30 day notice to Clerkship Director

Deadline for Cancellation: 30 days before start of rotation

Blocks Offered: 1,3,5,7,9,11

Pre-reading: None 

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours

Link to the main Surgery Clerkship webpage for the UTHSC College of Medicine in Memphis.