National Tutorial Seminars

Curriculum Description

The National Tutorial Seminars for Medical Students provide high-quality surgical education aligned with the ACS/ASE Medical Student Core Curriculum. Each expert-led video tutorial focuses on essential clinical topics—such as perioperative care, trauma assessment, and common surgical emergencies—giving students clear, structured guidance that strengthens clinical reasoning and rotation readiness. Designed to supplement the core surgical clerkship, this series helps medical students build confidence, prepare for exams, and develop a stronger foundation for any career path involving surgical knowledge.

Watch recorded seminars of the modules by expert faculty in various surgical specialties.

Basic Surgical Management of the Surgical Patient

Acid/Base Balance

Cory Vatsaas, MD, FACS
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Fluids/Electrolytes

Cory Vatsaas, MD, FACS
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Perioperative Care

Nancy Gantt, MD, FACS
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Postoperative Care

Roy Phitayakorn, MD, FACS
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Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Constipation

Jeremy Lipman, MD, MHPE, FACS, FASCRS
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Nutrition

Andrew Kastenmeier, MD, FACS
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Shock

Noelle Saillant, MD, FACS
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Trauma I: Initial Trauma Evaluation

Marc de Moya, MD, FACS
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Trauma II: Diagnosis and Management

Marc de Moya, MD, FACS
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Abdomen

Abdominal Wall/Groin Masses

Daniel Guerron, MD, FACS
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Abdominal Pain

Leonard K. Welsh, MD
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Ranjan Sudan, MD, FACS
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Intra-Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Masses

Adnan Alseidi, MD, FACS
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Perianal Problems

Jeremy Lipman, MD, FACS
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Jaundice

Mohsen Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS
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Non-Cardiac Chest Pain

Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS
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Specialty-Specific Topics

Breast

Laura Rosenberger, MD, FACS
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Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions

Paula Termuhlen, MD, FACS
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Endocrine

Abbey Fingeret, MD, FACS
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ACS Staff

Kyla Terhune, MD, FACS
Vice President, Division of Education

Dr. Ranjan Sudan
Project Lead

Michelle Armstrong
Senior Manager, Programs to Enhance Resident and Medical Student Education
marmstrong@facs.org
312-202-5488

Krashina Hudson
Senior Administrator, Resident and Medical Student Curricula
khudson@facs.org
312-202-5335

Contact Us

For additional information about the National Tutorial Seminars for Medical Students, please contact Krashina Hudson at khudson@facs.org.

Steering Committee

ACS/ASE Medical Student Core Curriculum Steering Committee

Marc A. de Moya, MD, FACS

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Co-Chair

Ranjan Sudan, MD, FACS

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Co-Chair

Linda M. Barney, MD, FACS

Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Patrice Gabler Blair, MPH

American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Kimberly M. Brown, MD, FACS

University of Texas, Austin, TX

Andre R. Campbell, MD, FACS

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Loretto Glynn, MD, FACS

Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN

Celeste M. Hollands, MD, FACS, FAAP

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Covenant Children’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FSACME

American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD