Surgery in Clerkship

The Surgery Course Guide is designed to assist you by:

• Providing students, residents, and practitioners with essential resources for education, clinical practice, research, and patient care.
• Supporting learning with access to key textbooks, databases, journals, clinical guidelines, and surgical technique videos.
• Assisting students in preparing for the USMLE and shelf exams with focused study materials, textbooks, and practice resources.

This guide was enhanced through the use of AI.

Surgical affiliations are vital for fostering collaboration, enhancing professional development, and providing opportunities for mentorship, research, and access to specialized resources that improve both clinical practice and patient care outcomes.

• American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS):

  • ACOS promotes excellence in osteopathic surgical care through mentorship, education, advocacy, and leadership development. 
  • Discounted membership for medical students
  • ACOS-Medical Student Section (ACOS-MSS):
    • Customized student access to virtual events, conferences, online communities, research opportunities, scholarships, awards, resources, mentorship, and leadership programs.

• Association for Academic Surgery (AAS):

  • The AAS focuses on leadership, innovation, scholarship, and mentorship in the field of academic surgery.
  • Discounted membership for medical students.

• Association for Surgical Education (ASE):

  • ASE aims to lead innovation, scholarship, and professional development in surgical education and represents over 190 medical schools and institutions across the United States and Canada.
  • Discounted "trainee" membership available.