4th year Medical Students

Acting Internships

The Acting Internship (AI) Clerkship provides students the opportunity to work in the Department of Surgery with close supervision and direction, while having the responsibilities of that of an intern.

During the AI, students are assigned to one of the following services for four weeks:

• Gold team (acute care surgery, general, minimally invasive, colorectal, hepatobiliary)
• SICU (surgical intensive care unit)
• Trauma surgery
• Urology
• Vascular and endovascular surgery

Students apply to the clerkship via a lottery held prior to the academic year.

For more information about the Acting Internship Clerkship, please contact Deyse Ribau, program assistant, at ribaudd@njms.rutgers.edu or 973-494-2542.

SURG 9050 - ACTING INTERNSHIP / UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
DIRECTORS: Dr. Michael Shapiro
LOCATION: University Hospital DURATION: 4 weeks
WHEN OFFERED: Throughout the academic year
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER ROTATION: 2
PREREQUISITES: Medicine, General Surgery
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: The student is an active member of one of the general surgical teams. This elective is designed to teach each student the principles of clinical surgery, focused on pre-operative evaluation, selection of operations, and post-operative care. Graded responsibility in the care of surgical patients is encouraged.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Students should contact Dr. Shapiro’s office (973-972-6639, mes362@njms.rutgers.edu) the week prior to the start of the rotation to confirm the team assignment, and which Chief Resident to meet with on the Monday of the rotation, followed by MSB B-624 for registration by Ms. Deyse Ribau (ribaudd@njms.rutgers.edu).

SURG 9232 - TRAUMA TEAM ACTING INTERNSHIP
DIRECTOR: Dr. Amy Gore
LOCATION: New Jersey Trauma Center at University Hospital
DURATION: 4 weeks
WHEN OFFERED: Throughout the academic year
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER ROTATION: 2
PREREQUISITE: General Surgery
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: In this elective, students will serve as members of the Trauma Team at the New Jersey State Trauma Center. The schedule, including days off, is in compliance with the 80 hour work week. They will participate in the initial assessment of trauma victims in the Emergency Room and in the subsequent pre-operative, operative and post-operative management. In addition, there are conferences, didactic lectures and daily rounds which allow for expansion of the interests of the student. There is opportunity for participation in research protocols and pursuit of research interests as well. Students will also gain exposure to EMS pre-hospital patient care activities with ground and aeromedical transports.
Evaluations will be made by Dr. Livingston and the Trauma Faculty, the Trauma Fellows, and the Chief Resident, based upon presentations, observed skills, judgment and clinical performance.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Students should report to UH E-349 on Monday at 7:00 a.m. for Morning Report/Rounds, followed by MSB B-624 for registration by Ms. Deyse Ribau (ribaudd@njms.rutgers.edu).

SURG 9233 - SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
DIRECTOR: Dr. Nina Glass
LOCATION: University Hospital DURATION: 4 weeks
WHEN OFFERED: Throughout the academic year
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER ROTATION: 2
PREREQUISITES: None
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: The student will become an integral part of the team managing critically ill patients. Rounds will be made daily with the attending staff. Each student will function as a subintern and be responsible for presentation of one patient each day. On rounds, discussion will focus on the pathophysiology of each of the problems presented. Students will be given selected readings in critical care medicine. Students will also participate in insertion of central lines and arterial lines for monitoring, ventilator management, and resuscitation.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Students should report to UH E-349 on Monday at 7:30 a.m. for Morning Report/Rounds, followed by MSB B-624 for registration by Ms. Deyse Ribau (ribaudd@njms.rutgers.edu).

SURG 9253 - UROLOGY - ACTING INTERNSHIP
DIRECTOR: Dr. Robert Weiss weissre@cinj.rutgers.edu
ADMINISTRATOR: Shaniqua Mitchell, mitches1@njms.rutgers.edu
LOCATION: University Hospital and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
DURATION: 2 or 4 weeks
WHEN OFFERED: Throughout the academic year
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER ROTATION: 2
PREREQUISITES: Medicine, General Surgery
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: Students participating in this elective officiate as acting interns under the supervision of the chief of urology. They work closely with the urology residents and eight to ten urology attendings. Students are exposed clinically to all patients on the urology service.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Students should report to ACC G-1680, at 8:30 a.m. for location assignment. Phone number: (973) 972-4418 (ask for Shaniqua).
This elective is not open to international visiting medical students.

SURG 9266 – ACTING INTERNSHIP IN VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
COURSE DIRECTOR: Joe Huang, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery
Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School Phone: 973-972-6295 Email: joe.huang.md@njms.rutgers.edu
Coordinator: Cynthia Soto Phone: 973-972-6295 Email cs1284@njms.rutgers.edu LOCATION: University Hospital, Newark, NJ DURATION: 4 weeks
WHEN OFFERED: Throughout the academic year, with Dr. Huang’s permission
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER ROTATION: 1
PREREQUISITES: Permission from course director
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: Students interested in surgery or vascular surgery will work with attendings, vascular fellows, and residents, while functioning as a sub-intern on the University Hospital Vascular Surgery Service.
The student will be exposed to the field of vascular and endovascular surgery by learning about the pathophysiology and management of peripheral arterial and venous diseases. Pathologies encountered will include aortic aneurysms, carotid occlusive disease, lower extremity arterial disease, venous disease, and dialysis access needs. By following pre- and post-op patients, evaluating consults, and seeing patients in the office, the student will become familiar with the evaluation and diagnostic testing modalities for these conditions. Through office procedures, endovascular suite interventions, and operating room cases, the student will learn about the medical, endovascular, and open methods of treat these patients.
Students will also attend weekly pre-operative conferences, monthly journal clubs, and monthly morbidity & mortality conferences.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Prior to the start of the elective, students should contact the Division of Vascular Surgery Coordinator to find out where to report.