Program Requirements
General Surgery and Surgical Specialties
The Core Surgical Clerkship is a prerequisite for advanced elective courses in clinical surgery. Research electives may be arranged with faculty members with assistance from faculty advisors or the clerkship director.
Second, Third, or Fourth Year
An eight-week core clinical clerkship is offered each block and can be taken at any time from the last quarter of the second year through the first quarter of the fourth year. One-half of the block consists of a clerkship experience in General Surgery. These consist of:
JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL (JHH) SERVICES:
- Cameron Blue, Cameron Gold, Cameron Green, and Handelsman GI: Primarily hepatobiliary and pancreatic oncology, as well as other GI surgical problems, including laparoscopic/robotic and open surgery
- Eckhauser: Colorectal surgery, including open and laparoscopic/robotic procedures.
- Halsted: Trauma, including emergent and elective general surgery procedures.
- Handelsman BEM (breast, endocrine, melanoma): Thyroids, parathyroids, adrenals, breast and melanoma.
- Pediatric Surgery: General surgery, trauma, oncology and thoracic surgery in the pediatric population.
- Ravitch Colorectal: Colorectal surgery, including open and laparoscopic/robotic surgery.
- Ravitch MIS (minimally invasive surgery): Almost all laparoscopic/robotic, primarily foregut, biliary and hernia surgery.
Bayview (BV) – A community hospital where students work with Johns Hopkins faculty and surgery residents and see laparoscopic and open GI, oncology, hernia, and bariatric surgery cases. Students spend the entire rotation at Bayview, including subspecialties.
Howard County Medical Center (HCMC) – A community hospital where students work directly with Johns Hopkins faculty and surgery residents and experience a broad range of open and laparoscopic general surgery, foregut, hernia, and colorectal cases. Subspecialty rotations take place at JHH.
The other half of the clerkship is divided between two of the following surgical specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Urological Surgery, and Vascular Surgery.
Outpatient and Ward Work
General Surgery Basic Clerkship: Each student is assigned to a major teaching service for four weeks, including general surgical services at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bayview Medical Center, or Howard County General Hospital. Students at Johns Hopkins Hospital complete both general and subspecialty rotations there. Those assigned to Bayview complete both rotations at Bayview, while students at Howard County complete subspecialty rotations at Johns Hopkins Hospital. All didactics and labs take place on Wednesdays at JHH and cover both general and specialty topics. Weekly preceptor meetings are held at JHH or BVMC. General Surgery Grand Rounds take place on Thursdays from 7:30–8:30 AM.
Cardiac Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital, with time split between the cardiac operating room and cardiac ICU.
Thoracic Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Transplant Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Vascular Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Orthopaedic Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Bayview Medical Center.
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Bayview Medical Center.
Urology: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Bayview Medical Center.
Plastic Surgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Bayview Medical Center.
Neurosurgery: Rotation of approximately two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Bayview Medical Center.
Elective Opportunities
General Surgery and Surgical Specialties. Elective courses must be approved by course directors, and each department or division has a designated preceptor. A complete list of clinical and research electives can be found in the: Electives Book: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
A sub-internship in surgery allows advanced students supervised participation in patient care. Applications must be submitted at least two months in advance to ensure proper credentialing. The Core Surgery Clerkship must be completed prior to beginning an elective or sub-internship.
Major Clinical Courses
The prerequisite of all major clinical electives is the Surgery Core Clerkship.
Department of General Surgery
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.380.600 | Surgery Core Clerkship | 8 |
| ME.380.680 | Subinternship in Surgery | 4 |
| ME.380.681 | Subinternship in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery | 4 |
| ME.380.699 | Surgery Elective | 3 |
Advanced Clerkship in Surgical Oncology | ||
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in General Pediatric Surgery | ||
Advanced Clerkship in Transplantation Surgery | ||
Advanced Clerkship in General Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | ||
Advanced Clerkship in Vascular Surgery | ||
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Surgical Intensive Care | ||
Advanced Clerkship in Thoracic Surgery | ||
Advanced Clerkship in Alimentary Tract Surgery | ||
Department of Neurological Surgery
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.390.680 | Subinternship in Neurosurgical Surgery | 4 |
| ME.390.699 | Neurosurgery Elective |
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.400.680 | Subinternship in Orthopaedic Surgery | 4 |
| ME.400.681 | Subinternship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | 4 |
| ME.400.699 | Orthopedic Surgery Elective | 3 |
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Spine Surgery | ||
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Adult Limb Reconstruction and Trauma | ||
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Adult Orthopaedics at the Union Memorial Hospital | ||
Advanced Clerkship in Hand Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hand Service | ||
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Shoulder Surgery | ||
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.290.680 | Subinternship in Otolaryngology | 4 |
| ME.290.699 | Otolaryngology Elective | 4 |
Department of Plastic Surgery
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.381.680 | Subinternship in Plastic Surgery | 4 |
| ME.381.699 | Plastic Surgery Elective | 4 |
Department of Urology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.560.680 | Subinternship in Urology | 4 |
| ME.560.699 | Urology Elective |