Medical Education

Friday surgical trainee teaching

These sessions are held every second Friday at 0730 hours and are a valuable learning resource for all surgical trainees. They are also an opportunity for surgical trainees to develop presentation and interview confidence.

Surgical Grand rounds

The trauma service presents several times a year at surgical grand rounds, generally on a series of cases with salient learning aspects.

Medical Students

The trauma service conducts regular University of New South Wales medical student tutorials dependent on the current curriculum.

Surgical orientation

All surgical trainees attend a trauma orientation session where the trauma system and expectations are explained and they are provided with a Trauma Resource Manual.

Early Management of Severe Trauma Course

St George Hospital Trauma Service hosts 2 courses a year. The EMST course is a 2.5 day intensive course in the management of injury victims in the first 1–2 hours following injury. It is adapted from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) course of the American College of Surgeons. The emphasis is on developing life saving skills and a systematic clinical approach. It is designed for all doctors who are involved in the early treatment of serious injuries in urban or rural areas, whether or not sophisticated emergency facilities are available. On each course 4 nurse observers participate also.

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