Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Clinical Elective)

2 units

The period on Plastic Surgery may either be spent as a clinical clerkship or conducting a research project. The purpose of the clinical clerkship is to familiarize the student with the basic principles of Plastic Surgery. The student will have successive assignments to each of the attending staff and the ward resident services during the four weeks. This will expose the student to the breadth and depth of plastic surgery. Alternatively, if the student has identified a focus of interest, the student may participate on those services of special interest, such as hand or pediatric plastic surgery. The student will assume an active role on the plastic surgery service and will participate in the total management of a wide variety of surgical problems including congenital anomalies, microvascular surgery, surgery of the upper extremity, peripheral nerve surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general reconstructive plastic surgery.