Rounds begin at 0600. On the first day of rotation, students should report to the 6 West Round Room to pre-round with the assigned intern. If you get lost please page the intern using the virtual pager system (ext. 89006). The paging operator can also be reached at (310) 825.6301.
Goals and Requirements of the Two Week Clerkship:
The overall goal of this rotation is to introduce you to the principles of evaluation and management of Plastic Surgery patients. Under the direction of the Plastic Surgery Chief Resident, you participate as a member of the plastic surgery team and attend the following:
In addition, you will be asked to:
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This open book exam is being provided to you as a study aid and as an outline to guide your reading. It will not be collected or graded. You are encouraged to discuss the questions below with the intern and the chief resident. To download the exam, click here.
You will be evaluated by a member of the faculty and by the Plastic Surgery Chief Resident based on the following:
A. Evaluation of patients
The plastic surgery patient often has a very focused problem. You will be exposed to evaluation and management of such problems. The H&P should be aimed at focusing on the specific problem and salient concerns related to the problem as the primary goal of the evaluation.
Plastic surgery patients often have multiple medical problems that will need to be addressed as well. These should be incorporated as part of your evaluation. Many of the new patients that you see will have either undergone surgery or will require surgery. Thus, a comprehensive H&P is still required.
You will also begin to develop skills succinct oral presentation skills (i.e the pertinent points of the H&P) to the residents and attending faculty on inpatient wards and in the outpatient clinic setting.
B. Diagnostic Aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
By the end of the rotation, you should be familiar with a variety of diagnostic modalities in the field of plastic surgery, and be aware of their indications, limitations, risks and alternatives. These include CT scan, MRI, and biopsy / pathology evaluation of the presenting problem.
C. Surgical Treatment
You will have operative exposure to inpatient and outpatient plastic and reconstructive surgery, and should become familiar with the preoperative evaluation of these patients, as well as the basic instrumentation utilized for various procedures. You should gain knowledge of the potential risks of the surgery that you are observing, as well as the postoperative care and follow-up that will be required.
You are encouraged to check the schedule regularly and should plan to attend all conferences and lectures that are scheduled during your elective. Dress code for the dinner conference is business casual. View conference schedule »
Coordinator: Karolina Smolinska
Address:
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 460
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 825.5358
Fax: (310) 825.0884
Email: ksmolinska@mednet.ucla.edu
