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Plastic Surgery Junior Medical Student Elective

Goal: The goal of this elective is to provide the student with an opportunity to observe patients with common conditions that require care of a plastic surgeon.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this week, the student will be able to:

1. Understand basic wound closure
2. Describe the gross morphologic and pathologic differences between benign and malignant skin lesions.
3. Describe medical and surgical therapies available for skin cancer.
4. Understand the anatomy of the skin and subcutaneous tissues.

Participating Academic Faculty: Elvin Zook, M.D., Michael Neumeister, M.D., Nicole Sommer, M.D., Reuben Bueno, M.D.

Participating Clinical Faculty:  Robert Russell, M.D., Richard Brown, M.D., Beth Bergman, M.D., Raj Sinha M.D.

Course Description:

Inpatients: The student will be expected to follow any patients in which they participated in the surgery. Elective cases are performed five days a week and emergency cases at any time. The student is expected to round/write notes on inpatients daily and should complete this prior to morning conference.

Clinics: The student will be scheduled approximately one or two clinics during a one week rotation.
Morning Conference: Monday, Thursday, and Friday @ 6:30 AM, Baylis 3rd floor conference room.
Teaching/Walk Rounds: Wednesday @ 6:30 AM (ask the chief resident on Tuesday for the location of walk rounds).The student may be asked to present their patient. The discussion will be centered on diagnosis and treatment options, examination of the defect or reconstruction will follow.

Number of Students: 3

Evaluation: The student will be evaluated at the end of the week using the standard evaluation form used in the Department of Surgery.

Call Requirement: Call will be scheduled for once a week. A call day is defined as 7 AM to 7 AM the next day. Call is from HOME and is for both MMC and St. John’s Hospital.

Contact Person: Chief residents will assign student activities for the week during Monday morning conference. The student can page the chief resident on Friday for concerns prior to the Monday the rotation begins.
Chief Residents:
Ryan Diederich #4278, Margo Herron #4280

*All students should meet at the Plastic Conference Room Baylis Building 3rd Floor on Monday at 6:30 AM.

• Plastics handout I (1)
• Plastics handout I (2)
• Plastics handout II powerpoint