AI: Plastic Surgery

School of Medicine

Acting Internships (AI) are designed prepare medical students for a surgical internship, and specifically an internship in surgical subspecialties. Students rotating on the Plastic Surgery service as AIs will spend the majority of their time with our interns and consult residents learning the ins-and-outs of the inpatient care episode in our healthcare system. Students will be expected to assist with rounds, completing daily tasks on the floor, communicating with allied staff and consulting services, preparing patients for operations, and assisting patients in their convalescence through the post-operative period. Students will also assist in facilitating timely and safe patient discharges. Importantly, students will spend significant time during the day assisting the consult resident in triaging, assessing, and treating patients on whom we are consulted in the ER and throughout the hospital. Finally, students will spend time with our Advanced Practice Providers on the Wound Service, learning how to assess and manage inpatients with complex non-operative wounds.