1.

Only students in their final year of medical school are eligible.

2.

Letters of recommendation from:

a.

The dean of the medical school  (i.e. good academic standing and school recognition of externship as an approved part of training and

b.

One faculty member

3.

Evidence of malpractice insurance coverage.

1.

Patient work-ups as assigned by the chief resident.

2.

Scrubbing on patients for whom work-ups have been done as well as other interesting operative procedures.

3.

There are five teaching conferences with required attendance:

1)

Monday afternoon: Resident Conference

2)

Tuesday morning: Basic Science

3)

Wednesday morning: M & M and Surgical Grand Rounds

4)

Thursday morning: Clinical Correlation

5)

Friday morning: Clinical Rounds

4.

The outpatient general surgical clinic is held twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Externs attend these clinics and may also attend the gynecology and orthopedic clinics.

5.

The emergency room is staffed full time and is busy. Students see these patients with the residents.

6.

Externs participate in morning and afternoon work rounds with the staff.

1.

Meal tickets worth $17.00 per day will be provided at the hospital cafeteria. (In addition, luncheon is provided at teaching conferences, which occur during most weekdays.

2.

Rooms are available free of charge for one month or more if available in hospital-owned apartments. Nearby housing is readily available for a small fee. Housing is reserved on a first-come first-served basis, at the time of receipt of the extern's application.