Mediastinal Masses

  Student Yasmin Valji discusses Mediastinal Masses. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: -Describe the anatomy of the medi…

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Chest Tubes: Insertion to Removal

  Student Yasmin Valji discusses chest tube insertion and removal. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: A) List the indicat…

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What is the System?

Will Dr. Anderson choose the blue soup? Join the Surgery 101 team as we start our adventure examining health systems. Can you handle the truth? What i…

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10 Years Later

Surgery 101 has been around for a decade! We reached out to our former summer students to hear about the highlights of their time here. Thank-you to e…

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A Patient’s Journey

This video takes you through a patient’s journey in the healthcare system on their way to surgery. Including pre-operative, intra-operative, and…

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Harry The Deathly Hernia

A sequel to “The Prisoner of the Gallbladder”, something even has returned to the abdomen! This time, it is Harry the Hernia stirring up t…

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Malrotation

  In this episode Jennifer He, a 4th year McGill medical student, is going to talk about intestinal malrotation. This condition is very important…

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The Prisoner of the Gallbladder

Gary the Gallstone’s day starts off badly when he learns that he can’t leave the gallbladder on his own terms. What will happen when the Gallbladder, …

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Physical Exam of the Hand

In this video Dr. James Wolfli, a plastic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the hand. …

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Physical Exam of the Face

In this video Dr. James Wolfli, a plastic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the face. …

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Physical Exam of the Spine

In this video Dr. Aleem Lalani, an Orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the sp…

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Physical Exam of the Knee

In this video Dr. Aleem Lalani, an Orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the kn…

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Physical Exam of the Shoulder

In this video Dr. Aleem Lalani, an Orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the sh…

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Physical Exam of the Hip

In this video Dr. Aleem Lalani, an Orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete physical examination of the hi…

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Examination of the Peripheral Pulses

In this video Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Heather Cox, shows you how to give a complete physical examination of the Peripheral Pulses. After watching this v…

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Feedback

In this video a senior LEGO resident gives a junior resident some tips for giving feedback to students to help them improve. This work is licensed und…

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Urinary Catheterization

In this episode of Surgery 101 Dr. Keith Rourke, a Urologist at the University of Alberta, discusses urinary catheterization. After watching this vide…

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Examination of the Scrotum

In this episode of Surgery 101 Dr. Trevor Schuler, a Urologist at the University of Alberta, demonstrates how to give a complete examination of the sc…

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Why Teach?

In this video a LEGO resident explains the importance of teaching medical students and how easy it is to start teaching. This work is licensed under a…

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One Minute Preceptor

In this video one resident offers advice to another on the One Minute Preceptor model of teaching. OMP allows the student ownership of the clinical sc…

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Just Press Play (RIME)

In this video a senior resident gives a framework on how to teach medical students to take concise histories and relay the important information to th…

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Coffee Talk

In this video a junior resident seeks advice from his senior on small teaching sessions over coffee. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons At…

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New Student Day

In this video a resident is feeling inadequate when it comes to teaching medical students and seeks advice from his senior resident. This work is lice…

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LEGO Surgery – CanMeds

In this episode of LEGO Surgery Dr. McBurney gives a brief overview of CanMeds to his medical student intern. With a short explanation of all of the 7…

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Dr Scalpel’s Guide to Surgery: Scissors

In this episode of Muppet Surgery Dr. Scalpel and Thumbs teach Alex how to properly use surgical scissors. This work is licensed under a Creative Comm…

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Dr Scalpel’s Guide to Surgery: Sutures

In this episode of Muppet Surgery Dr. Scalpel and Thumbs teach Alex about all the different kinds of sutures available and what they are used for. Thi…

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Dr Scalpel’s Guide to Surgery: The Scalpel

In this episode of Muppet Surgery Dr. Scalpel and Thumbs teach Alex about the scalpel. Including how the mount the scalpel, different types of blades,…

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LEGO Surgery – Crohn’s Disease

Welcome back to the LEGO Operating Room! In this episode, Dr Balfour discusses surgery for Crohn’s Disease and explains the operation of a small…

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Virtual Patient: Abdominal Cramps

Here is another virtual patient by Jesse Basnak! “Do you expect me to die? No, Mr Bond – I expect  you to learn!” This work is licen…

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Virtual Patient With Diarrhea

The new virtual patient is here! She’s a doll with diarrhea. Click here to try to solve the case: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons…

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Zombie Surgery Subcuticular Suturing

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…

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Safe Surgery Checklist 1: Pre-op Briefing

Welcome back to Muppet Surgery!  In this episode, Dr Scalpel and Thumbs explore the mysteries of the Safe Surgery Checklist with the rest of the team …

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Zombie Surgery: Interrupted Suturing

Happy Halloween from Surgery 101! Mwahahaha! Welcome to Rebirth Medical School, where we’re rebuilding the future one medical student at a time!…

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Student’s Guide to Knot Tying

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by one of our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ‘A St…

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LEGO Surgery – Trauma Laparotomy

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 not…

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LEGO Surgery – Cholecystectomy

Welcome back to the LEGO Operating Room! In this episode, Dr Maryland discusses surgery for gallstones and explains the operation of laparoscopic chol…

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LEGO Surgery – Inguinal Hernia Repair

In this episode of LEGO Surgery, Dr Lichtenstein explains how to repair an inguinal hernia. Please note: This video contains footage of real surgery w…

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LEGO Surgery – Appendectomy

Here is the first of our new series of LEGO Surgery videos, this one is a quick guide to appendectomy! Please let us know what you think of Dr McBurne…

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New Surgery 101 Virtual Patient

Here’s a new Virtual Patient to practice on. It’s a case of Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea. More are on the way! This work is licensed under …

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Surgery Bootcamp

‘Surgery Bootcamp’ is another project that Surgery 101 Studios has been working on. This episode is inspired by ‘Full Metal Jacket&#…

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Muppet Surgery: How to Scrub

In this episode of ‘Muppet Surgery’, Thumbs shows us how to dress for the operating room, and how to scrub. This work is licensed under a …

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Muppet Surgery: The Operating Room

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

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LEGO Surgery!

This is our very first LEGO Surgery video, shot in our custom-built Surgery 101 LEGO Operating Room! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons At…

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Muppet Surgery Episode 1!

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 Sur…

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Video: Approach to Chest CT

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ‘Appro…

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Video: Don’t Touch That, Son!

  This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ’The …

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Video: Six Weeks in the Life

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ‘6 Wee…

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Video: Laparoscopic Appendectomy

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ‘Lapar…

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Video: Three Interrupted Sutures

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by our amazing medical students in Edmonton. The video is ‘Three I…

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Video: Yoga for Surgery Students!

Surgery 101 is kicking off 2013 with another excellent educational video produced by one of our amazing medical students from Edmonton. Students work …

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Video: Surgery Aseptic Techniques

This week Surgery 101 is hosting another excellent educational video produced by one of our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is &#821…

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Video: the Subcuticular Suture

This week Surgery 101 is hosting an excellent educational video produced by two of our amazing medical students from Edmonton. The video is ‘The…

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