Course description
The Acting Internship in Plastic Surgery in a four week-long advanced level rotation designed for fourth-year students interested in plastic and reconstructive surgery or other surgical specialities. Successful completion in internal medicine and surgery clerkships are required prerequisites.
The Acting Intern is expected function at the level of an Intern in Plastic Surgery. In addition to attending clinic, operating room, the student is expected to take night and weekend calls with an on-call resident.
In addition, the student is expected to present a short talk (five minutes) at the end of the rotation, on a topic of his or her or zir choosing.
Students will rotate through our Plastic Surgery Service at both Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for 2 weeks, and Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters for 2 weeks. The student will be exposed to all aspects of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery; including breast, facial, pediatric, upper extremity, and general plastic surgery procedures.
Course objectives
To understand the scope and practice of plastic surgery; the diagnosis of congenital or acquired defects, the medical and surgical management of plastic surgery patients (including pre and post-operative care), and an understanding of long-term outcomes of both functional and aesthetic procedures. This will be achieved through:
- Exposure to and participation in the academic practices of full-time department members, as well as exposure to private plastic surgery practices.
- Didactic lectures and conferences.
- Directed reading of plastic surgery texts, journals and reviews of specific videotapes.
- On call or in OR
Course specifics
Core entrustable professional activities (EPAs)
- Gather a History and perform a physical exam
- Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter
- Recommend and interpret diagnostic study, including radiology studies and or laboratory studies
- Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter
- Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation or management
- Perform laceration repairs or other procedures under the guidance of a plastic surgery resident in the Emergency Room or in the OR
- Interpret radiographic imaging studies related to plastic surgery
