Evaluation Internship - Surgical Sciences
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Course syllabus
In Surgical area the following trainee's skills will be evaluated:
- anamnestic collection and objective examination of the patient with surgical pathology
- differential diagnosis between the main pathologies related to the clinical case
- definition of diagnostic hypotheses with the identification of further first-level investigations in order to define the pathophysiology and the etiology of the patients' heath issue;
- decision-making process to identify the nature and priority of the patient's health issue and specifically in the prescription of a surgical treatment taking into account any chronicity, other criticalities and frailty of patients
- drafting an admission reports (including description of aspects related to the surgical indication of the pathology requiring admission)
- interpretation of laboratory examinations
- interpretation of diagnostic imaging examination reports
- performance of the basics of sterility needed for a surgical intervention,
- understanding of the main basics of the surgical procedures
- acquired skills in local anaesthetic procedures
- management of the clinical diary and therapies/procedures of the post-operative course during hospitalization
- performance of simple wound dressings
- drafting discharge reports (including writing the discharge letter)
- management of post-operative surgical patients during outpatient follow up.
- anamnestic collection and objective examination of the patient with surgical pathology
- differential diagnosis between the main pathologies related to the clinical case
- definition of diagnostic hypotheses with the identification of further first-level investigations in order to define the pathophysiology and the etiology of the patients' heath issue;
- decision-making process to identify the nature and priority of the patient's health issue and specifically in the prescription of a surgical treatment taking into account any chronicity, other criticalities and frailty of patients
- drafting an admission reports (including description of aspects related to the surgical indication of the pathology requiring admission)
- interpretation of laboratory examinations
- interpretation of diagnostic imaging examination reports
- performance of the basics of sterility needed for a surgical intervention,
- understanding of the main basics of the surgical procedures
- acquired skills in local anaesthetic procedures
- management of the clinical diary and therapies/procedures of the post-operative course during hospitalization
- performance of simple wound dressings
- drafting discharge reports (including writing the discharge letter)
- management of post-operative surgical patients during outpatient follow up.
Prerequisites for admission
The student must have passed all the examinations of the integrated courses of the first four years of the Medicine and Surgery curriculum, in accordance with the rules and regulations.
Teaching methods
The internship takes place through attendance in inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, day hospital, operating theatre, emergency room activities, discussion of clinical cases.
Teaching Resources
The course does not refer to any particular texts. Constant attention is paid during the teaching activities to providing references for consulting up-to-date literature available online.
F. Minni: Chirurgia Generale (2 voll.), CEA, 2019
D.F. D'Amico: Manuale di Chirurgia Generale, II Ed., Piccin, 2018
R. Dionigi: Chirurgia, VI Ed. (2 voll.), Elsevier, 2017
F.C. Brunicardi: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, XI Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2019
J.L. Cameron, A.M. Cameron: Current Surgical Therapy, XII Ed., Elsevier, 2017
C.M. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, XX Ed., Elsevier, 2016
M.W. Mulholland: Greenfield's Surgery, VI Ed., Wolters Kluwert, 2016
F. Minni: Chirurgia Generale (2 voll.), CEA, 2019
D.F. D'Amico: Manuale di Chirurgia Generale, II Ed., Piccin, 2018
R. Dionigi: Chirurgia, VI Ed. (2 voll.), Elsevier, 2017
F.C. Brunicardi: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, XI Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2019
J.L. Cameron, A.M. Cameron: Current Surgical Therapy, XII Ed., Elsevier, 2017
C.M. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, XX Ed., Elsevier, 2016
M.W. Mulholland: Greenfield's Surgery, VI Ed., Wolters Kluwert, 2016
Assessment methods and Criteria
The placement is deemed to have been passed if the student receives a Pass grade from the Internship tutor and the Faculty coordinator of the Area.
- University credits: 5
Professional training: 100 hours