Aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of surgical diseases. In addition, general knowledge on diagnostic approaches is required. Moreover general information concerning surgical approach will be explained. These objectives will be achieved through frontal lectures and interactive teaching activities, designed to facilitate learning and improve the ability to address and solve the main questions of a surgical patient. Student will be asked to recognise main signs and symptoms, diagnostic flow chart, risk and complication of an emergency surgical patient; to describe surgery principles and techniques. Also, the course will provide the student with the necessary skills to perform a proper general clinical examination of the patient; these skills will be acquired through the learning of methodologies 1) of approach to the patient (communication); 2) collection of the previous and next clinical history (history); 3) execution of the general and systematic objective examination in the medical and surgical field.