More about the SSE@UC

What will you learn?

Although you will be exposed to a number of surgical subspecialties and non-surgical specialties which support and complement CT surgeons, your primary focus will be cardiothoracic surgery.

You will be taught basic cardiopulmonary anatomy using both lecture and lab. You will also learn about and observe the various diagnostic tools that cardiologists and heart surgeons use (cardiac echos, angiograms, etc.) You can even look forward to seminars on heart sounds, basic suturing, and intubations.

The daily schedule

Most of the ten days will begin at 8AM. Days in which students observe surgical procedures or shadow can begin as early as 6AM.

Days are packed full of observation, hands-on experiences, lectures, and small group activities.

Most days will end around 5PM. Educational conferences and other activities like extra shadowing sometimes take place in the evening. Evenings and the weekend are typically free time for participants. Some organized social and city exploring outings are offered.

Click here for a look at last year’s schedule

The case presentation

Students are broken into teams and presented with a clinical case at the beginning of the ten day program. Each team works together to “solve” the case and present their findings at the conclusion of the program to surgery faculty.

Faculty

Dozens of top faculty from a variety of different clinical and basic sciences departments work with SSE@UC students. Many of our faculty are world renown—several have even appeared on television and internet media like the Discovery Channel!