Brunicardi F, Andersen D, Billiar T et al. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. 10th edition. McGraw Hill, New York, 2015. 

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: the Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice Hardcover – 16 February 2021. 

Gray's Surgical Anatomy 1st Edition

Students are required to attend regularly and actively participate in all forms of teaching.

ECTS credit grading system:

Student assessment is carried out according to the current Ordinance on studies at the University of Rijeka, and according to the Ordinance on student assessment at the Medical Faculty in Rijeka (adopted by the Faculty Council of the Medical Faculty in Rijeka). Student work will be evaluated and graded during classes and at the final exam. Out of a total of 100 points, during the classes the student can achieve 70 points, and at the final exam 30 points. Student assessment is performed using ECTS (A-D) and number system (1-5). Assessment in the ECTS system is performed by absolute distribution, and according to graduate assessment criteria.

The student gains grades by actively participating in classes, performing assigned tasks and taking intermediate exams as follows:

During classes, the following is evaluated (maximum up to 100 points):

a) active participation in seminars (up to 10 points)

d) written test x 2 (up to 30 points for each test, a total of 60 points)

e) final oral exam (up to 30 points)

a) Active participation in exercises and seminars (up to 10 points) During the seminar, the facilitator evaluates the acquired knowledge and activity of each student and evaluates the points as follows:

d) Written test (up to 30 points) The test consists of 100 questions, and carries 30 grade points (range 17-30; the criterion for obtaining grade points is 50% of correctly solved questions). Points earned on the written test are converted into grade points as follows:

Final oral exam (total 30 points)

Who cannot take the final exam: Students who have achieved less than 35 points during classes do not have the right to take the final exam (enroll in a second year course).

The final exam is an oral exam. Carries 30 grade points (range 15-30).

Success in the final exam is converted into grade points as follows:

To pass the final exam and take the final grade (including adding up the previously obtained grade points), the student must have a positive grade in the final exam and achieve a minimum of 15 grade points (50%).

Assessment in the ECTS system is performed by absolute distribution, ie on the basis of the final achievement: A – 90 - 100% B – 75 - 89,9% C – 60 - 74,9% D -- 50 - 59,9% F (students who achieved less than 30 points during classes or did not pass Final exam 

Grades in the ECTS system are translated into a numerical system as follows: A = excellent (5) B = very good (4) C = good (3) D = sufficient (2) F = insufficient (1)

Seminars from the course Surgery are conducted at the Clinic of Surgery - Rijeka and Sušak and at Kantrida (pediatric surgery) at individual sites during the shift within the 8- hour stay of students at each site.

Students are required to prepare seminar materials from the required literature. At the seminars, students with the help of seminar leaders will present the material learned, ask questions and discuss vague concepts, draw common conclusions and adopt the basics of surgery needed by the doctor to work after graduation.

The final 5 seminars are scheduled for student presentations on the topics listed in the final table. Each named group is in charge of preparing a presentation on the topic in 10- 12 minutes and at the end of each presentation students are required to ask the audience 3 questions with 1 correct answer out of 5 possible.

The seminar leader is obliged to properly direct the discussion and lead the students to correct and correct conclusions.