 | The University of Virginia record February, 1908 |  |
THIRD YEAR.
The course in Surgery begins in the third year and continues
through the fourth year. In the third year the class room work consists
of lectures and recitations, as arranged in the schedule, in which the
Principles and Practice of Surgery, Surgical Diseases, Surgical Diagnosis,
etc., are thoroughly discussed. This also includes the surgical specialties,
Orthopedics, Genito-urinary Surgery, etc.
The laboratory work in the third year consists of a course in Surgical
Pathology and another in Operative Surgery. The first deals with the
gross and microscopic diagnosis of the more important surgical lesions.
The operative work is done upon cadavers and the lower animals. In the
case of the latter the operations, performed with all the technical care
exercised in human surgery, teach anesthetization, the handling of
living tissues, and the various operative procedures.
The Dispensary course in the third year gives opportunities for diagnosis
and treatment of clinical cases under close personal supervision.
Experience in dressings, bandaging, anesthesia, and minor surgery is
afforded. Surgical appliances and technique are demonstrated to the
students, divided into small groups.
| The University of Virginia record February, 1908 | |