A need exists among medical students to develop a clinically correlated anatomy program that will maximize their learning experience, improve their academic performance, and allow them to make more informed career choices. Therefore, we designed and implemented an elective program for first-year medical students entitled Surgical Clinical Correlates in Anatomy, which allowed surgeons to teach clinical anatomy concurrent to the traditional anatomy course. This program consisted of sessions on general surgical knowledge, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Otolaryngology. Each session contained interactive cadaveric operations. Survey data, anatomy exam scores, and MCAT scores were collected from the program participants (n=25), as well as from their peers completing the traditional anatomy course only (n=176). Analyses to evaluate the program and investigate whether participation in the program impacted scores on first-year anatomy curricular exams, changed student perceptions of surgeons, and impacted student interest in surgery were conducted. Of the 25 program participants, 24 reported that the program was helpful and would recommend it to others, while 23 reported that the class should be continued. Program participants averaged 87.7% (±5.00) on first-year anatomy course exams, while those that volunteered for the program but were not chosen to participate averaged 86.8% (±7.34), and the remainder of the class averaged 86.0% (±7.72). However, the results of a one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), where academic ability was controlled for using MCAT scores, indicated no statistically significant differences in the exam averages between these three groups [F(2,194)=0.951, p=0.388]. Dependent t-tests indicated that although there was a significant increase in positive opinions of surgeons by the entire first-year medical school class [t(215)=-3.053, p=0.003], there was not a significant change in their negative opinions of surgeons [t(215)=1.212, p=0.227] between the pre-survey and post-survey. When the students were divided into groups, however, analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in the change of positive opinions of surgeons [F(1,180)=3.053, p=0.082] or in the change of negative opinion of surgeons [F(1,180)=0.212, p=0.646] between program participants and non-participants from the pre-survey to the post-survey. Although it appeared that interest in surgery decreased for participants during the program, a dependent t-test showed this reduction in surgical interest for participants was not statistically significant [t(24) = 0.647, p = 0.524]. Additionally, the results of the ANOVA indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in the change in surgical interest between program participants, non-selected program volunteers, and the remainder of the class from the pre-survey to the post-survey [F(2,136)=1.520, p=0.222]. Although this early exposure to surgery via the Surgical Clinical Correlates in Anatomy program did not impact interest in surgery or opinion of surgeons for participants differently than non-participants, future investigation of residency matches is needed as the participating students may choose a surgical residency at different rates than their non-participating peers. Additionally, more research is needed as participation in this program may provide participants with an advantage over their non-participating peers during their surgical clerkships.