UNMC | Cadaver Lab

The cadaver laboratory has been arranged through the department of Surgery to enable surgical residents to practice surgical techniques/procedures prior to undertaking the same procedures in the operating room. The purpose of this exercise is to provide residents with the opportunity to perform the surgical procedures in a more learner-friendly and less tense environment. The cadaver lab sessions will have a major emphasis on teaching surgical skills to Surgery Residents in the current work hour environment. These sessions will consist of taking residents through surgical procedures appropriate for the year of training under the guidance of Faculty of the Department of Surgery. The Faculty will take the residents through the pertinent anatomy prior to letting them perform the procedures under direct supervision.

It is envisaged that attempts will be made to limit the number of residents (2-5) per session, so that all residents can actually perform the procedures to enhance the learning potential. The "small group model" enables a good Faculty to resident ration of 1:2. The cadavers used are "lightly embalmed" and differ from the cadavers that first year medical students dissect upon. The "lightly embalmed" cadavers differ from the regular cadavers in that the structures/viscera look and feel more like the live tissue encountered in the operating room. The similarity to live tissue, small groups of residents and presence of the Faculty provides the right environment for surgical residnets to practice and learn the techniques of Surgery.

The cadaver lab will be available for residents by PGY level on Wednesdays as per the set schedule for the 2010/2011 academic year.

Date	PGY Level	Procedures	Date	PGY Level	Procedures
July 14th	I	Central line placement/chest tube placement- Simulation also	Dec 15th	II	Laparoscopic appendectomy/ cholecystectomy/suturing
July21st	I	Cricothyroidotomy/tracheostomy/intubation- Simulation also	Feb 9th	I	Bowel anastomosis- hand sewn/stapled
Aug 4th	I	Appendectomy/cholecystectomy/gastrostomy, jejunostomy tube placement	Feb 16th	II	Splenectomy, right and left adrenalectomy
Aug 11th	II	Bowel anastomosis workshop- hand sewn/stapled, exposure to various staplers and hemostatic devices	Feb 23rd	III	Vascular anastomosis, fem pop, carotid endarterectomy
Aug 18th	III	Distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy	March 2nd	IV	Gastrectomy- distal- total with Roux en Y esophagojejunostomy (purse string-anvil and EEA anastomosis)
Aug 25th	IV	Left hemicolectomy, sigmoid colectomy, Low anterior resection	March 9th	III	Laparoscopic splenectomy/bowel resection/bariatrics
Sept 15th	I	Laparoscopic appendectomy/cholecystectomy/suturing	April 6th	I	Right hemicolectomy
Oct 6th	I	Vascular exposures- femoral, popliteal, anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal, axillary, brachial, radial, ulnar, carotid, subclavian	April 13th	II	Distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy
Oct 13th	II	Right hemicolectomy/incisional hernia repair- onlay, underlay	April 20th	III	Right hepatectomy, left hepatectomy, left lateral segmentectomy, caudate resection
Oct 20th	III	Left hemicolectomy, sigmoid colectomy, low anterior resection	April 27th	IV	Vascular anastomosis, fem pop, carotid endarterectomy
Oct 27th	IV	Pulmonary wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy	May 4th	I	Left hemi colectomy, sigmoid colectomy, low anterior resection
Nov 3rd	I	Inguinal/femoral hernia repair	May 18th	II	Right hepatectomy, left hepatectomy, left lateral segmentectomy, caudate resection
Nov 17th	II	Left hemi colectomy, sigmoid colectomy, low anterior resection	May 25th	III	Pulmonary wedge resection/lobectomy/pneumonectomy
Dec 1st	III	Gastrectomy- distal- total with Roux en Y esophagojejunostomy (purse string-anvil and EEA anastomosis)/Adrenalectomy- left and right	June 1st	IV	Pancreaticoduodenectomy/distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy
Dec 8th	IV	Right hepatectomy, left hepatectomy, left lateral segmentectomy, caudate resection	June 8th	IV	Laparoscopic splenectomy/bowel resection/bariatrics