About Our Institute
Surgical Skills
The Surgical Skills curriculum is part of the formal teaching program of the Department of Surgery. All laboratory modules are supervised by an instructor who is a faculty member of Temple University School of Medicine. It is a mandatory part of the syllabus for all levels of residents (R-1 to R-5) and is a graded teaching exercise with increasing difficulty of tasks and drills, depending on the resident level. For more information, please visit Programs > TUHS Residency Programs > Surgery.
First and second year medical students may also participate in the Surgical Skills Laboratory curriculum as members of the Babcock Surgical Society, a surgical interest group. For more information, please visit Programs > School of Medicine > Year 1 and Year 2.
The Surgery Elective, open to first and second year medical students, is a 3-hour session of hands-on instruction in basic surgical skills by a faculty member of the Section of General Surgery. For more information, please visit Programs > School of Medicine > Year 1 and Year 2.
Third year medical students participate in a two-day surgical skills orientation during their Surgical Clerkship. This course introduces the student to the needs of the surgical patient and surgical procedures. For more information, please visit Programs > School of Medicine > Year 3.
To view a list of publications related to the Surgical Skills curriculum, please visit Research > Surgery.
Our philosophy is that skills are better learned when given the opportunity for deliberate practice in a controlled environment.