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Category: Sub-I
Classification: Selective
Contact: Surgery Clerkship Coordinator Eligible: Enrichment Only
Months Offered: All, on Augusta Campus only
Course Description: In this course, students will function as substitute interns on a surgical service. Students are lottery assigned to a specific surgical service and will function as an integral part of that service. Students are expected to initiate the clinical database, begin diagnostic measures and where possible, perform surgical procedures with supervision. Additionally, students will participate in teaching responsibilities, conferences, clinics, operating and night call experiences of the service. Surgical services include Acute Care Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Transplant, Urology and Vascular Surgery.
Course Description: Students will participate in all activities of the Plastic Surgery Service in order to gain increased knowledge and skills in the field of plastic surgery. Activities include exposure to wounds, healing problems, repair of nerves, tendons, vessels, and bones as well as clinical problems such as tumors of the head and neck, injuries to the face and extremities, thermal burns, and congenital abnormalities.
