Bootcamp Curriculum
The Bootcamp curriculum is offered during the 4 first consecutive Thursdays of July as an introductory experience that will jump start incoming first year residents to the world of surgery residency. It includes the following elements:
- Team Building Olympics 鈥� fun 鈥榞et to know you鈥� team building tasks
- How to study lecture 鈥� ABSITE tips from our most successful senior residents
- Teaching Medical Students lecture 鈥� guidelines for participation and success with medical student teaching
- How to be a good Intern lecture 鈥� insights from successful PGY2 residents
- Intro to instruments and sutures 鈥� overview of names and uses of instruments and suture types most commonly used in surgery
- Professionalism Vignettes 鈥� discussion of different ethical situations
- Goal Setting 鈥� exercise and discussion of formulation and execution of goals
- Wellness Orientation 鈥� education of wellness, burnout, insights and resources
- Logging cases, procedures and hours
- Airway management 鈥� basics of intubation and airway management
- Handoffs Simulation 鈥� basics and practice for proficient patient sign out process
- When to call your Senior 鈥� high fidelity patient interaction with 鈥楽im man鈥� for ER encounters with peer and faculty feedback
- Open 1 鈥� basic knot tying and suturing intro
- Lap 1 鈥� basic laparoscopic skills training to prepare for FLS
- Robot Orientation 鈥� introduction to our robotic curriculum with intro to online modules, bedside orientation and instruction