CLE 779: Bariatric Surgery

Course Description

The goal of this rotation is to recognize the importance of obesity as a disease and the strong impact it has in patients’health, also to describe the management of obesity and understand the pathophysiology of obesity. It will mainly focus on the pre-op assessment of bariatric patients by a multidisciplinary team, surgical procedures to treat obesity as well as the postoperative care of bariatric patients. No graduate credit. 4 professional hours. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Students must be in Phase 2 or Phase 3 of the curriculum. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the MD program at Carle Illinois College of Medicine.