Surgery

Suite 604
1245 Highland Avenue
Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-7460
Fax: 215-481-2159

Clerkship Director
Jeffrey Kolff, M.D.

For more information, please contact:

Moira Choy, Clerkship Coordinator
Phone: 215-481-7460
Fax: 214-481-2159

Supporting Faculty

• 28 faculty members in the Department of General Surgery including supporting faculty from Vascular, Colorectal, Bariatric, Surgical Oncology and Trauma services.
• A broad subspecialty faculty from Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Urology and Plastic Surgery
• ACGME accredited residency program of 29 AJH residents

3rd Year Clerkship

First Day of Rotation

• Students
  • DUCOM: 4 per 8 week block
  • Jefferson: 3 per 4 week block
  • PCOM: 1 per 4 week block
• Structure
  • DUCOM: 6 weeks surgery, 1 week trauma, 1 week SurgiCenter
  • Jefferson: 4 weeks surgery
  • PCOM: 4 weeks surgery
• Lectures
  • School and student specific
  • Inclusion at core resident lectures delivered during protected time
    • Wednesdays: 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
    • Thursdays: 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  • Optional lecture offerings include: Medical Grand Rounds, Schwartz Rounds, Vascular Conference, and Trauma Conference
• Call and Weekends
  • No more than 1 call per week, overnight, in-house

4th Year Sub Internship

• One student per 4 week block, arranged individually with the Department of Surgery

4th Year Electives

• Advanced sub-specialty clinical experience is available. Contact the Department of Surgery for availability and assignment

Physician Assistant Student

• 1 Philadelphia University 2nd year student for 4-week rotation in General Surgery
• 1 Jefferson Center City student for a 4-week rotation in General Surgery
• Structure and lectures are generally the same as for 3rd year medical students with the inclusion of 1 week in Bariatric Surgery. Variations occur based on rotation length.