Step into the world of surgery in this elite 12-day hands-on boot camp designed for ambitious high school and college students taught by a cardiothoracic, vascular, and general surgeon. Learn real surgical techniques—like suturing, tracheostomy, gastrointestinal anastomosis and vascular repair—while building the skills, confidence, and experience that set future medical leaders apart. This one-of-a-kind program offers a rare opportunity to train like a surgeon before college.

Class Meeting Information: 3 weeks, 4 days per week

Class Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm,

• 1st hour (and 2nd hour if no lab), will be lecture and discussion

• 2nd hour will be wet lab and surgical technique on simulated models

 

WEEK 1.

• Lecture: General anatomy/theory/surgical procedure; Lab: Basic knot tying

• Lecture: More general anatomy and theory;  Lab: Tracheostomy, Cricothyroidostomy

• Lecture: Stomach and intestinal anatomy; Lab: Stomach cancer resection and gastroenterostomy, hiatal hernia repair

• Lecture: Esophagogastric diseases; Lab: Ivor-Lewis Esophagogastrectomy

 

WEEK 2.

• Lecture: GI anatomy and pathology/diverticulitis; Lab: Sigmoid colon resection with primary anastomosis and Hartmann procedure/colostomy

• Lecture: Gallbladder and Appendix; Lab: Cholecystectomy and Appendectomy

• Lecture: Right Colon Pathalogy; Lab: Right Colon Resection and Ilio-Colic Anastomosis

• Lecture: Small Bowel Disease; Lab: Small Bowl Resection, Iliostomy

 

WEEK 3.

• Lecture: Vascular anatomy and diseases; Lab: Carrel vascular anastomosis (Nobel Prize), end to end; end to side; arteriovenous graft for vascular access

• Lecture: Diseases of the aorta; Lab: Aortic injury and ruptured aneurysm repair

• Lecture: Carotid Diseases; Lab: Carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty

• Lecture: Vascular Bypass; Lab: Axillo-femoral and femoral-popliteal bypass