In this episode, Alexi Millman discusses penile fracture. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to identify penile fracture as a surgical emergency, and describe the etiology, presentation and management of the condition.  

Happy Halloween from Surgery 101! Welcome to Rebirth Medical School, where we're rebuilding the future one medical student at a time! In this episode, we highlight our new Zombie-Based Learning (ZBL) curriculum, and show students how to carry out interrupted suturing on one of the undead!

In this episode, Alexi Millman discusses paraphimosis. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to identify paraphimosis as a surgical emergency, and describe the etiology, presentation and management of the condition.  

In this episode, Alexi Millman discusses phimosis. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to describe the etiology, presentation and management of the condition.  

Apply now for our 2015 summer studentships! Please submit all three of the following: 1. Your resume 2. A critique of an existing episode on the Surgery 101 YouTube channel, telling us what you liked and what you would improve. This can be written or (better) in the form of a posted video response on YouTube). 3. A script outline & basic storyboard for a new LEGO Surgery video episode you would like to make. Maybe you want to make a superhero video, or something based on The Hunger Games, or some other idea we haven’t thought of yet! If you want, you can make a rough cut to show us how great you are! See examples from LEGO Surgery – Appendectomy at the following link: Contact:    [email protected] Join our team January 2015 15 weeks working full-time from May-August 2015 35 hours a week + 1 week vacation (dates to be agreed) Salary: $4,500 + $ 500 travel bursary Interviews to be held:  late November 2014 Project background The Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta is a national leader in the field of surgical education. We have created ‘Surgery 101’ a weekly podcast for medical students which has been downloaded over 1,500,000 times in 175 countries to date (http://surgery101.org). The purpose of the Surgery 101 Studios project is to enrich the Surgery 101 website with multimedia learning materials including online digital video. Influences on our video work to date include LEGO, the Muppets, Star Trek and The Walking Dead. Our team is looking for students with a high degree of creativity, and the ability to work in a small, highly collaborative team. Students must be able to commit to a project, and work to develop their ideas through to completion. Applicants must be comfortable using digital technologies; experience in photography and video production would be an advantage. Skills in story-telling, drama, audio and voiceover, drawing and animation would also be beneficial. Students will join our team as junior members in January 2015, and will meet monthly for training between January and May 2015. Full-time video production will commence in May 2015 and continue through August 2015. Students will be based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, and will be provided with access to professional-level cameras, audio equipment and computer hardware. Consultation and training is also available with our partners in Digital Media in NAIT. Training will be provided in instructional design and video production techniques, and students will be assisted to shoot, edit and produce online videos for distribution on the Surgery 101 website. Software utilized will include Dragonframe, Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects. In addition to the $4,500 salary provided, a $500 bursary will be included to enable presentation of this work at a national or international medical education meeting.  

In this two-part episode, medical student Danica Kindrachuk discusses ophthalmology and its signature operation of cataract surgery. After listening to the part 2 of this episode, learners will be able to: List the indications, risks, and benefits of cataract surgery Understand how cataract surgery is performed Learn some really interesting, fun facts about the eye  

In this two-part episode, medical student Danica Kindrachuk discusses ophthalmology and its signature operation of cataract surgery. After listening to the first part of this episode, learners will be able to: Define cataract and understand its pathophysiology Describe anterior eye anatomy with a particular focus on the lens List five types of cataracts and their presentations Know the features on history and physical exam that would make a person suspect cataracts  

In this short episode, Dr Jonathan White reviews progress on the Surgery 101 project.

Surgery 101 Studios presents Star Trek Surgery: Episode 2: “Alien Fungus Blues” “These are the voyages of the USS Metzenbaum” This Starfleet training video teaches viewers how to perform a physical examination of the neck. Excellent and fun tool for medical students. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the LEGO OR, where Dr Bookwalter is on call for trauma today. Learn about how a trauma laparotomy is performed, using LEGO! Please note: This video contains footage of real surgery which you may find disturbing.

“These are the voyages of the USS Metzenbaum” This Starfleet training video teaches viewers how to perform a physical examination of the breast. An excellent and fun tool for medical students. Enjoy!  

Here is the new trailer for our Surgery 101 YouTube channel = enjoy!

Welcome back to the LEGO Operating Room. In this episode, Dr Maryland discusses surgery for gallstones and explains laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Please let us know what you think of LEGO Surgery! Please note: This video contains footage of real surgery which you may find disturbing. Music: Pamgaea by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)Sounds:This video uses these sounds from freesound:operation_lisboa by nikitralala (https://www.freesound.org/people/nikitralala/)Font:Legothick from Urbanfonts

“These are the voyages of the USS Metzenbaum” This Starfleet training video teaches viewers how to perform a physical examination of the abdomen. Excellent and fun tool for medical students. Enjoy! Produced by Surgery 101 Studios at the Royal Alexandra Hospital with help from Covidien Inc., Alberta Health Services, the University of Alberta and the Tom Williams Chair in Surgical Education.

In this episode of LEGO Surgery, Dr Lichtenstein explains how to repair an inguinal hernia.Please note: This video contains footage of real surgery which you may find disturbing.  Music: Pamgaea - Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)Font:Legothick from Urbanfonts

This is the first of the new series of LEGO Surgery videos produced by Surgery 101 Studios. Please let us know what you think of Dr McBurney and his patient Bob! Note: This video contains footage of real surgery which you may find disturbing.     Music: Pamgaea - Kevin Macleod ()   Sounds: This video uses these sounds from freesound: operation_lisboa by nikitralala (  ) PagerBeeps by snardin42 ()   This video uses these sounds from GRSites: Paging doctor ()   Font: Legothick from Urbanfonts

In this episode, Dr Jeremy Stone considers the parallels between medicine and the aviation industry.

'Surgery Bootcamp' is another project that Surgery 101 Studios has been working on. This episode is inspired by 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'The A-Team'! Please let us know what you think about it! WARNING This video contains footage of real surgery which you may find disturbing.  

In the final episode of Season 1 of Muppet Surgery, surgery resident Thumbs interviews his boss Dr Scalpel about his life as a surgeon! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p84e6n3k398]

In this episode of ‘Muppet Surgery’, Thumbs talks to some medical students about what it's like to be in the operating room for the first time.

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs talks to some OR nurses about their work in the operating room, and about what it's like to help with surgery.

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs shows us how to dress for the operating room, and how to scrub.

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs shows us how the OR team safely transfers a patient from their bed to the operating room table, and back again.    

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs talks to a surgeon about his work in the operating room, and about what it's like to live and work in surgery.

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs talks to two surgery residents about their work in the operating room, and about what it's like to train to become a surgeon.

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs talks to two anesthesiologists about their work in the operating room. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6650rtrPP5c]

In this episode of 'Muppet Surgery', Thumbs and Dr Scalpel take us inside an operating room to look at the various pieces of equipment we use during surgery.

In this episode of ‘Muppet Surgery’, Thumbs and Dr Scalpel discuss how the operating room fits in the work of the hospital.

We've recently been experimenting with a little 3D video in the Operating Room. Here is some test footage shot with a 3D rig and two HERO GOPRO2 cameras. For the full effect, please view with some traditional red and cyan anaglyptic glasses! We'll be posting more of these 3D videos as our project moves ahead, please let us know what you think!

Here is our very first LEGO Surgery video, shot in our custom-built Surgery 101 LEGO Operating Room!

Another project we've been working on at Surgery 101 is Virtual Patients! These are interactive cases for medical students to practice on. Our first one is Shortness of Breath, and stay tuned for more! For the Surgery 101 app, use 'Episode Links' (the 'e' button) to access!  

We’ve been working on our Surgery 101 Studios project for a little while now, so we are very pleased indeed to present our very first Muppet Surgery video featuring Thumbs and Dr Scalpel – enjoy! YouTube link:

Dr Jonathan White talks about Phase 2 of the Surgery 101 project, and describes his plans for 2014. Video also on YouTube at:

In this episode, Susan Chaudoir explains our recent study called ‘Ask the Surgeon’, considering what pre-clinical medical students want to know about surgery

In this episode, Krista Lai discusses medical students' attitudes to online professionalism and the use of social networking software.

In this episode, Kerry Wong discusses the use of medical television dramas in the teaching of medicine and surgery.

In this video episode, Dr Jonathan White considers the advantages and potential challenges associated with using mobile computing devices such as the iPhone in medical education.

In this week's video episode, Dr Jonathan White discusses the use of team-based assessment of medical students, considering "Who Writes What?" when it comes to written comments.

Here is the TEDMED Live talk I recently gave at the U of A FOMD100 event – enjoy!

In this episode, Shannon Erichsen, Charlotte Chan & Peter Jaffray discuss the recent collaboration between Surgery 101 and the School of Business at the University of Alberta. 

  In this episode, Dr Chris Decker discusses the use of checklists and mnemomics in the care of post-operative surgery patients. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: Describe the use of checklists and mnemonic memory aids in the care of surgical patients Define DAVID’s PAW, WOLF and TOIL

In this episode, Dr Erik Beuker discusses trauma thoracotomy. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: • Describe the basic steps in trauma thoracotomy • List indications and contraindications to trauma thoracotomy • List outcomes from trauma thoracotomy

  In this episode, Darwin Wan discusses the neurosurgical ophthalmic examination. After listening to this episode, learner should be able to:   ·      List eight components of the neurosurgical ophthalmic examination. ·      Perform a basic neurosurgical ophthalmic examination.

  In this episode, Erin Boschee discusses melanoma. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to:   ·      List risk factors for the development of melanoma ·      Describe how to diagnose and stage melanoma ·      Identify factors that affect prognosis ·      Describe the principles of the surgical treatment of melanoma

  The Surgery 101 Study In this episode, Dr Jonathan White describes a study looking at how medical students use Surgery 101.

In this episode, Dr. Niels Jacobsen discusses bladder cancer. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: • Describe the epidemiology and biology of bladder cancer • List the risk factors associated with bladder cancer • Describe the presentation, evaluation and staging of the patient who has bladder cancer • Outline treatment options for patients with bladder cancer

In this episode, Dr Niels Jacobsen discusses renal cell carcinoma. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: Outline the epidemiology, risk factors and genetics of renal cell carcinoma Describe the tumour biology and pathology of renal cell carcinoma Describe how patients present with renal cell carcinoma Outline how patients with the condition are diagnosed, staged and treated

In this episode, Dr Jonathan White describes the process of making a Surgery 101 episode. Topics covered include: ·      Where does the idea for an episode come from? ·      Finding a speaker ·      The script ·      The recording ·      Post-production editing, music and sound effects ·      Upload, dissemination and monitoring ·      Calls for new episodes