SECTION I. Principles of Surgery
1A. Core Surgical Concepts
- Acquiring surgical knowledge
- Perioperative care (preoperative assessment of surgical patient; prophylactic measures, postoperative care)
- OR environment
- Wound healing
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Hemorrhage, hemostasis, and transfusion
- Infection and inflammation
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Outcomes/informatics/ economics
- Practical Problem/Case Study 1
- Practical Problem/Case Study 2
1B. Special Considerations
- Anesthesia and pain control
- Principles of endoscopy
- Vascular access
- Interventional radiology
- Principles of oncology
- Geographic features of surgical practice
- Surgical management of the elderly
- Surgical management of children and neonates
- Practical Problem/Case Study 3
- Practical Problem/Case Study 4
- Practical Problem/Case Study 5
1C. Critical Care
- Assessment and monitoring of critical illness
- Shock (Including multisystem failure)
- Nutritional support
- Pulmonary support
- Cardiac assessment and support of the surgical patient
- Acute kidney injury
- Practical Problem/Case Study 6
- Practical Problem/Case Study 7
SECTION 2. Trauma
2A. Principles of Trauma Care
- Initial trauma evaluation and resuscitation
- Initial surgical care
- Combat surgery
- Trauma in the elderly, pregnant, and in children
- Practical Problems/Case Study 8
- Practical Problems/Case Study 9
2B. Specific Trauma Injuries
- Neck injury
- Spinal trauma
- Thoracic trauma
- Abdominal and pelvic trauma
- Vascular trauma
- Principles of orthopaedic injury
- Thermal injury
- Practical Problems/Case Study 10
- Practical Problems/Case Study 11
- Practical Problems/Case Study 12
Section 3. Gastrointestinal Surgery
3A. Esophagogastric surgery
- Benign esophageal disease
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Esophagogastric neoplasms
- Bariatric surgery (obesity surgery)
- Practical Problems/Case Study 13
- Practical Problems/Case Study 14
3B. Hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery
- Surgery of the liver
- Portal hypertension
- Surgery of the gallbladder and biliary tree
- Surgery of the pancreas
- Surgery of the spleen
- Practical Problems/Case Study 15
- Practical Problems/Case Study 16
- Practical Problems/Case Study 17
3C. Coloproctology
- Inflammatory colorectal disease
- Colorectal neoplasia
- Neoplastic colorectal conditions
- Anal canal
- Miscellaneous conditions of the large bowel
- Practical Problems/Case Study 18
- Practical Problems/Case Study 19
3D. Other Gastrointestinal Conditions
- Peritoneum and retroperitoneum
- Appendix
- Small bowel
- Abdominal wall hernia
- Practical Problems/Case Study 20
- Practical Problems/Case Study 21
3E. Common Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Acute abdomen and peritonitis
- Intestinal obstruction
- Practical Problems/Case Study 22
- Practical Problems/Case Study 23
Section 4. Vascular Surgery
4A. Principles of Vascular Surgery
- Vascular biology
- Vascular imaging
- Practical Problems/Case Study 24
4B. Arterial Disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Aneurysmal disease
- Atherosclerotic arterial disease
- Nonatherosclerotic arterial disease
- Renovascular disease
- Practical Problems/Case Study 25
- Practical Problems/Case Study 26
4C. Miscellaneous Circulatory Disorders
- Venous disease
- Lymphatic disease
- Vascular malformations
- Amputations
- Practical Problems/Case Study 27
- Practical Problems/Case Study 28
4D. Common Vascular Emergencies
- Acute limb ischemia
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Aortic emergencies
- Practical Problem/Case Study 29
- Practical Problem/Case Study 30
Section 5. Breast Surgery
- Benign breast disease
- Epidemiology and genetics of breast cancer
- Screening and staging of breast cancer
- Early breast cancer
- Locally advanced and advanced breast cancer
- Reconstruction options for breast cancer patients
- Practical Problems/Case Study 31
- Practical Problems/Case Study 32
- Practical Problems/Case Study 33
Section 6. Endocrine Surgery
- Thyroid surgery
- Parathyroid surgery
- Adrenal surgery
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes
- Practical Problems/Case Study 34
- Practical Problems/Case Study 35
Section 7. Transplantation Surgery
7A. Principles of transplantation
- Transplantation immunology
- Immunosupression
- Organ procurement and storage
- Practical Problems/Case Study 36
7B. Types of Organ Transplantation
- Dialysis access and renal transplantation
- Liver transplantation
- Pancreatic transplantation
- Small bowel and multivisceral transplantation
- Practical Problems/Case Study 37
Section 8. Surgical Specialties for the General Surgeon
8A. Pediatric Surgery
- Perioperative management of the pediatric patient
- Pediatric chest
- Abdominal wall deformities
- Gastrointestinal surgery in children
- Oncological surgery in children
- Practical Problems/Case Study 38
- Practical Problems/Case Study 39
8B. Head and Neck Surgery
- Surgery of salivary glands
- Surgery of the neck
- Surgery of the mouth
- Practical Problems/Case Study 40
- Practical Problems/Case Study 41
8C. Skin and Soft-Tissue Surgery
- Principles of plastic surgery
- Skin tumors
- Soft-tissue tumors
- Practical Problems/Case Study 42
- Practical Problems/Case Study 43
8D. Genitourinary Surgery
- Investigation of the urinary tract
- Urologic emergencies/urinary tract obstruction
- Urologic cancers
- Testis and scrotum
- Gynecologic emergencies
- Practical Problems/Case Study 44
- Practical Problems/Case Study 45
8E. Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Principles of cardiac surgery
- Cardiac surgery:: congenital/ischemic/valvular
- Principles of management of lung neoplasms
- Practical Problems/Case Study 46
- Practical Problems/Case Study 47