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General Surgery

1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective

This selective prepares students who plan on careers in the surgical specialties to have a broad understanding of patient care and disease process management in general surgery. Students are under the direct supervision of consulting surgeons in both the outpatient clinic and the hospitals.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

General Surgery

1-2 weeks | Selective

The Division of General Surgery provides modern and comprehensive surgical care for both routine and critically ill patients. Students can observe surgical procedures in the following subservices: general, colon & rectal, hepatobiliary, breast, melanoma, and endocrine.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

General Surgery & Surgical Subspecialties

1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective

Students will participate in all facets of operative patient care. General Surgery services include Endocrine, Breast, MIS (includes Bariatric), and HPB. Also available is Vascular, Cardiovascular, Thoracic, Pediatric, Abdominal Transplant, and Colon and Rectal Surgery.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

General, Vascular, & Colorectal Surgery

3-8 weeks | Selective

Students spend time in the clinic, hospital, and operating room with each of the general surgical consultants. Students thoroughly work up and closely follow 2-3 new surgical patients each week from their preoperative evaluation to their postoperative care, including assistance in the operating room.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

Geriatric Medicine

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students could see patients across the health care continuum. With a carefully crafted schedule to afford you with the unique opportunity to care for older adults in multiple care settings.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Global & Public Health Equity

Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective

Global health is a discipline focused on promoting equity of physical, mental, and social well-being regardless of national borders. This selective will emphasize interactive learning and discussion with guest speakers and student-led discussions of relevant global health literature.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Courses for enrolled students.

Global Epidemiology & Public Health Journal Club

Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective

Medical students with career interests in global and public health would benefit from a formal opportunity to engage with epidemiologic concepts and their implications in clinical medicine through analysis of global and public health-focused scientific literature.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual
Courses for enrolled students.

Global Health Equity Scholars Program

Longitudinal | Global Health, Distinction Track

The Global Health Equity Scholars Program is a comprehensive program that is designed to help learners develop a foundation of the breadth of global healthcare and the importance of achieving global health equity, with an emphasis on diverse and medically underserved resource-poor communities.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
Courses for enrolled students.

Global Health Online Learning

1-2 weeks | Global Health, Selective

This is a one-week selective focusing on furthering understanding of basic and intermediate Global Health topics.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual
Courses for enrolled students.

Global Surgery: Part I

Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective

This selective is intended to provide medical students with an understanding of the realities, opportunities, challenges, and skills associated with practicing surgery in a global setting, with an emphasis on resource-poor environments and sustainable partnership.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery