Third- and Fourth-Year Courses


IDPT 7050, Operative/Perioperative Care, is a required course for all medical students in the CU School of Medicine, taken during the third year of medical school. Students study surgical disease processes and therapeutic procedures in perioperative settings, while gaining operative experience in general surgery and clinical anesthesiology. The course focuses on the assessment and management of common inpatient episodes of care and ambulatory surgical problems.

Contact Information for Surgery Course

Course Director:

Paul Montero, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Office: Academic One Office Building, Room 6001
Phone: 303.724.2728
Paul.Montero@cuanschutz.edu

Assistant Course Director:

Teresa Jones, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Office: Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
Pager: 303.266.4871
Teresa.Jones@cuanschutz.edu

Course Coordinator:

Eirin Cox
Medical Student Program Coordinator
Phone: 303-724-2681
Eirin.Cox@cuanschutz.edu