SurgeAHEAD 2025

22.04.2025
25.04.2025
08:00
17:15

SurgeAHEAD is an intensive 4-day course designed to bridge the gap between medical school and real surgical practice. Over 28 hours of hands-on training, you will refine your suturing techniques, camera handling for minimally invasive procedures, and essential surgical methods. This course provides the practical foundation you need for your surgical rotations and sets the stage for your future career in the operating room.

  • Program

    Spanning over 4 days, SurgeAHEAD offers 7 intensive 4-hour blocks of surgical training:

    • Basics of OR
    • Cardiac Surgery
    • Maxillofacial Surgery
    • Paediatric Surgery
    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Trauma Surgery
    • Head and Neck Surgery

    Full Programm

  • Instructors

    Each block is curated by a different institution specializing in a unique aspect of surgery. These sessions are led by expert tutors – senior surgeons and technicians with extensive experience in their respective fields. 

  • Conditions

    This course is tailored to medical students who are enthusiastic and motivated about pursuing surgery, and who will soon begin their practical/elective terms.

  • Certification

    The certificate is endorsed by the University of Zurich.

    Reception of the certificate requires the presence during the entire course as well as the completion of feedback forms during the course.

  • Course fee

    The course fees are:

    • CHF 160 for medical students of the University of Zurich.
    • CHF 320 for medical students from other Swiss universities.
    • CHF 480 for medical students from international universities. 

    Included in the Price:

    • Course Fees
    • Training Materials
    • Certificate of Completion
    • Snacks

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