Intern Boot Camp Course is designed as a basic primer for the incoming Penn surgical intern in the care for the ill and injured patient.

Taught by the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care faculty, the annual Intern Boot Camp Course offers the intern access to important information and faculty expertise as they begin their surgical training. Lectures, pre- and post-tests, demographic and course evaluations are requirements of the course; the interns are also expected to complete post-course documentation and testing at the completion of their intern year.

The course is sponsored by the Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery and the Department of Surgery.

Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, the physician will be able to:

1. Identify the signs of common types of shock
2. Identify common signs of sepsis
3. Evaluate patients with acute surgical problems
4. Identify common signs of pulmonary embolism
5. Know when and how to call a rapid response