• Preoperative Assessment

• Suturing techniques (make sure to practice with a kit!)

• Wrong-Site Surgery 🫣

• Indications for Laparotomy

• Postoperative Complications

• Anatomy: Anterior Abdominal Wall

• Bariatric Surgery

• Hernias ★

• Appendicitis ★

• Gallstones (Biliary Colic, Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis) ★

  • Cholecystectomy ★

• Perforated Viscus (Pneumoperitoneum)

• Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)

• Anorectal Disease (Hemorrhoids, Pilonidal Sinus, Perianal Abscesses & Fistulas, Anal Fissures)

• Fistulas

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ★ (IBD; Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis)

• Colorectal Polyps

• Colorectal Cancer ★

Very high yield to know (GI): ‣