The IU School of Medicine Department of Surgery trains third- and fourth-year medical students on the fundamentals of surgical knowledge and care. A 3G Sim Man at Fairbanks Simulation Center offers a simulated patient experience that includes acute problems for students to perform a focused assessment, form an apposite diagnosis and execute the appropriate treatment. The surgical block during the third-year clerkship is eight weeks of curriculum that involves general surgery and subspecialty surgery. During the general surgery rotation, students spend approximately four weeks on one of nine chosen subspecialty rotations available at the IU School of Medicine clinical facilities in Indianapolis and St. Vincent’s Hospital. Medical students can also participate in the general surgery clerkship at the IU School of Medicine campuses in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute or Gary. The final week is spent on anesthesia service to complete the rotation.