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Phase 2 Surgical Clerkship

Phase 2 students are taught in traditional clerkship clinical settings on three Campuses: Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck. These clerkships provide students an environment of learning in clinical surroundings ranging from physician practices in a rural health care system to urban medical centers.

The surgical clerkship is eight weeks in length and specific rotations for each student will be assigned by their home campus. These rotations may include general surgery,  trauma surgery, surgical critical care, transplant surgery, and cardiovascular surgery. Students will be assigned to a mix of rotations that adequately represents the discipline of surgery.

Students are assessed in the areas of patient care, clinical knowledge, interpersonal skills, and professionalism.  Please refer to Surgery Clerkship Syllabus for more information regarding student responsibilities, weekly exams instructions/topics, evaluation guidelines, etc.

Surgery Clerkship Syllabus

ROME

Rural Opportunities in Medical Education (ROME) is a seven-month interdisciplinary experience in a rural primary care setting open to Phase 2 students. Students live and train in a non-metropolitan community under the supervision of physician preceptors. A goal for the ROME program is to expose students to practicing medicine in rural areas throughout the state. At some ROME sites, the surgical clerkship is fully integrated into the ROME experience. Some ROME sites require part or all of the surgical clerkship be completed at one of the three urban campuses.

MILE

Minot Integrated Longitudinal Experience (MILE) is a 48-week longitudinal experience offered in Minot. surgery is integrated into the MILE experience. MILE students will have a separate orientation to their program.

Goals and Objectives

Surgery Clerkship Objectives

Campus Contact Information

Phone: 701.777.306

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Department of Surgery
1301 North Columbia Rd, Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Randolph Szlabick, M.D.
Interim Site Director - Altru Health
Associate Professor of Surgery

Marlys Peterson, B.A.
Administrative Assistant and Clerkship Coordinator
marlys.peterson@UND.edu

Phone: 701.293.4126

UND Medical Education Center
1919 North Elm
Fargo, ND 58102

Sabha Ganai, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, FACS
Director of Surgical Education
Associate Professor

Diane Roney
Administrative Secretary
diane.roney@UND.edu

Corey Kroetsch, M.D.
Site Director - VA Medical Center 
Assistant Professor

Kristin Hogg-Korderas, M.D.
Site Director – Sanford Medical Center Fargo  
Clinical Instructor of Surgery

Brian Johnson, M.D.
Site Director – Sanford Medical Center Broadway 
Clinical Assistant of Surgery 

Zachary Ernst, M.D.
Site Director - Essentia Health 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Phone: 701.751.9574
Fax: 701.751.9577

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences - SW Campus
701 E. Rosser Ave - Room 2100D
Bismarck, ND 58501

Benjamin Axtman, M.D., Clinical Instructor
SW Campus Clerkship Director
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Tia Sipma
Administrative Assistant
tia.sipma@UND.edu

Jeannette Viney, M.D.
Site Director - Sanford Bismarck
Clinical Professor of Surgery

Phone: 701.858.6774
Fax: 701.858.6773

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences - NW Campus
420 3rd Street SE, Suite B Trinity Health
Minot, ND 58701

Gillian Lavik, M.D.

Site Director - Trinity Health
Clinical Instructor of Surgery

Aimee Smith
Administrative Secretary
aimee.smith@UND.edu

 

 

Department of Surgery
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
Grand Forks ND 58202-9037
P 701.777.3069

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1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

701.777.2514

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