Plastic Surgery Electives

Surgery Sub-I

SURG 5007

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. 

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Externship

SURG 5375

*  Students are eligible after completing either Surgery or OBGYN clerkship.*

Category: Clinical
Classification: 4wks
Contact: Surgery Clerkship Coordinator                                                                                                    Eligible: Clerkship/Enrichment
Months Offered: All

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.