SURGERY 443C
Trauma Service
Virginia Parker
Description from DukeHub
This course is designed to provide students interested in trauma care and emergency general surgery with further experience both in the Emergency Department and on the Inpatient Trauma Service. The course emphasizes both triage and resuscitation for major and minor emergency problems in the Emergency Department and also pre- and postoperative care on the Inpatient Trauma Service. There are opportunities to enhance the student's education by participating with the acute care surgery service, emergency general surgery consultation, and coverage of acute care general surgery operations. The student has a full-time experience by assuming duties and responsibilities similar to a sub-intern. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in the care of patients with multi-system injuries in the Emergency Department, Inpatient Service, and Operating Room. Students work in conjunction with the attending staff, residents on the Trauma Service, and our advanced practice providers. Students will typically spend three weeks covering daytime trauma service obligations and one week of night coverage to maximize your education and experience. For more information, please contact Dr. Virginia Parker at (contact listed in DukeHub) or via email at (contact listed in DukeHub). Additional information can be obtained by the Trauma Chief, who is the senior resident on the service, pager (contact listed in DukeHub). Students should meet in the General Surgery Resident bunker/lounge on the 3rd floor DMP across from the DMP OR entrance at 6:00 a.m. on the first day of the rotation. Credit: 4. Enrollment: max 3. Virginia Parker, MD; and staff
Skills
- clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · clinical rotation
- Yes: Live work with people · "inpatient"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "surgery"
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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