Samuel Michelini

•Attended theatres, scrubbing and helping out as 2nd and 3rd assist

•Attended ward rounds and critical care unit
•Clerked and performed cardiac/respiratory examination on pre-op patients.
•Observed how to take consent from patients for procedures, talking to the patient in layman’s terms.
•Attended multi-disciplinary team meetings.

General Surgery ward:

• Took part to colorectal, pancreatic, abdominal wall, endocrinological, and common general surgery procedures (elective and in emergency) as 1st and 2nd assist.
• Performed autonomously minor surgical procedures under local anaesthesia.
• Attended outpatient clinic, ward rounds and participated in clinical meetings.
• Undertook on-going self-directed learning by consulting patient's files and records.

Cardiology ward and CCU:

• Attended ward, cath-lab, electrophysiology lab, CCU, cardiac US room, outpatients clinic and participated to clinical meetings.
• Performed anamnesis' and clinical assessments of urgent and non-urgent patient
• Worked under supervision of attending physician to develop general clinical and decision-making skills, seeking assistance when necessary.
• Undertook on-going self-directed learning by consulting patient's files and records.

Guidance of the first year students in their anatomical studies during the Practical Activities, by means of demonstrations on the department's resources (human cadavers, organs etc.) and short presentations under the supervision of the faculty members, establishing professional relationships.

General Surgery ward:

• Took part to colorectal, abdominal wall, breast, pancreatic and common general surgery procedures (elective and in emergency) as 1st and 2nd assist.
• Performed autonomously minor surgical procedures under local anaesthesia.
• Attended US doppler room, outpatient clinic (surgical and proctological), ward rounds and participated in clinical meetings.
• Undertook on-going self-directed learning by consulting patient's files and records.

Radiology ward:

• Attended radiology reading rooms (x-rays, CT scans, MRIs) and US room.
• Assisted during FNABs and tru-cut biopsies.

General Surgery ward

• Attended theatre, outpatient clinic (surgical and proctological), ward rounds and participated in clinical meetings
• First hands-on experiences in the theatre and minor surgical procedures.
• Undertook on-going self-directed learning by consulting patient's files and records.

Radiology ward

• Attended radiology reading rooms (x-rays, CT scans, MRIs) and US room.
• Performed abdominal US. Assisted during FNABs and tru-cut biopsies.

General Surgery ward:

• Attended theatre, outpatient clinic (surgical and proctological), ward rounds and participated in clinical meetings.

Radiology ward

• Attended radiology reading rooms (x-rays, CT scans, MRIs) and US room.

Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences-section of Anatomy and Pathophysiology

• Active attendance of Macroscopic and Microscopic Anatomy laboratory.

Laboratory of Clinical Pathology

• Active attendance of the laboratory assisting technicians and microbiologists.