Here's my two cents...
I would suggest doing all of the things that you would normally do in preparing for any surgery rotation (i.e., ones where students are not first assist).
Select one or two really good surgery texts, a good Q&A book, and maybe something high-yield and portable (like Surgical Recall). As far as specifics, I'm sure there are plenty of book threads on this forum with varied opinions...but I would highly recommend Lawrence's Essentials of General Surgery (as well as Essentials of Surgical Specialties).
Other than that, just make sure you read up on your patients (I guess, in this case, your doctor's patients too)...anything you can about their conditions and the anatomy involved. From my own experience, most attendings will not expect you to know all of the intricacies of every specific procedure. Instead, they will expect you to be comfortable with the patient's H&P and things they know you have been exposed to during your pre-clinical years (i.e., anatomy).
A few last things I found helpful... Practicing knot-tying with any suture material I could get ahold of, and practicing suturing on things like rolled up sponges or pigs' feet. I checked a copy of Basic Surgical Techniques by Kirk out from the library to help me with this...I don't know how this stacks up against the competition, but I liked the detailed explanations and step-by-step diagrams.
Good luck! 🙂
