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Clerkship Program Director: Ara Feinstein, MD
Clerkship Program Coordinator: Jessica Hoyer, Jessica.hoyer@bannerhealth.com
Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency
925 East McDowell Road
2nd Floor, Office #233
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
Phone (602) 839-3339
Fax (602) 495-9112
General Surgery Rotation (803) - U of A students
Students on this third year rotation will meet in the Simulation Center located in the West Tower of Banner Good Sam off of 10th Street and McDowell on the first day of the rotation for a half day orientation. The students will be released after showing their proficiency of suturing and sterile technique, around 1 pm, to continue on to their assigned service.
This 10 week General Surgery/OBGyn integrated rotation is divided into two five-week sections. The student will spend 5 weeks with the Surgical Service and 5 weeks with an OBGyn Service. The general surgery services are randomly selected by the Clerkship Coordinator; the services may include, but are not limited to General Surgery, Transplant, and Vascular Surgery. Locations that the student may be assigned to include Banner Good Sam, Banner Gateway, Banner Desert, Banner Estrella, VA Medical Center, Phoenix Children's Hospital and Maricopa Medical Center.
The student must take a minimum of one night of Trauma call General Surgery call. The Trauma Call Schedule will be determained during orientation and will include a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. The trauma shift begins at 5:00 pm on the assigned night and is finished the following morning at 7:00 am, or upon the completion of rounding.
The Phoenix Clerkship Program Director is Ara Feinstein, M.D. and the Clerkship Program Coordinator is Tami Eckenrode; the office address is 925 East McDowell, 2nd floor, Phoenix, AZ 85006. You may contact Tami with any questions at tami.eckenrode@bannerhealth.com or 602-839-3339.
MSIV Surgery Rotations
You may choose one of the following specialties for this four week rotation:
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Phx VA Integrated Healthcare System |
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Banner Desert Medical Center |
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Banner Good Samaritan |
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Phoenix Children’s Hospital |
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Banner Good Samaritan |
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Banner Good Samaritan |
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Banner Good Samaritan |
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Banner Good Samaritan |
All students attending an LCME accredited medical school are welcome to apply for a 4th year elective through the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) at http://www.aamc.org/programs/vsas/.
Application Requirements:
- All students not atteding an LCME Accredited School must complete a U of A elective application, visit this link: http://www.studentaffairs.medicine.arizona.edu/Electives/LCMEApplicationPHX.doc
- A completed Surgery Clerkship application.
The call schedule will depend on the individual service and will be decided by the attendings and residents on the service.
Please note: some services may require more call than others.
