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General
Surgery Externships
Swedish Medical Center offers externship positions to
medical students who have completed their third year of training,
including their basic clerkships. This should not be regarded as a
clerkship, as no formal classroom experience is provided other than
that gained in the regularly scheduled resident teaching
conferences. The experience provided is primarily in the form of
ward and operating room patient care. Externships are offered for a
maximum of four (4) weeks only.
Applications are accepted from Foreign Medical
Students, applying for the months of March through May only. United
States medical students with a strong interest in General Surgery
residency training will always have priority consideration for
externship opportunities. The Surgery Residency Advisory Committee
meets monthly, at which time externship applications are reviewed
for acceptance or rejection.
The extern will be assigned to one of two Chief
Residents and will work with him/her and other members of the
Resident Staff and with the members of the Teaching Staff in the
care of their patients. Appropriate responsibility will be assigned
to the student but all work will be closely supervised. Externs will
assume night call responsibility, rotating with the senior level
Resident to whom they are assigned.
The Medical Center does not provide stipends, room,
board, uniforms, or malpractice insurance for these positions.
However, we provide a parking permit for the garage while you are
here.
Please read the Course Description below for complete
details:
Externship/Sub-Internship/Clerkship in General
Surgery - Course Description
Interested students should complete the application
form below. Once approved for the externship, ask your Dean’s Office
to forward a letter certifying your status as a fourth year student
in good standing. The letter should also indicate whether or not you
will be covered by the school’s malpractice insurance. It is
required, by hospital policy, that students have malpractice
insurance coverage.
Applications may be
submitted online using the form below:
General Surgery Externship - Online Application
Dean's letters, proof of malpractice insurance and
other inquiries should be sent to:
Swedish Medical Center
Surgical Residency Program
747 Broadway, Suite 731
Seattle, WA 98122-4307
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