IU Student Electives
Plastic Surgery

93SP710

PLASTIC SURGERY

Course Director:
Dr. Coleman

Other Faculty:
Dr. Cramer
Dr. Eppley
Dr. Havlik
Dr. Searles
Dr. Sood
Dr. Wagner

Description:

This course is designed both for the student interested in a career in surgery and the student planning a career in family practice or emergency medicine. This elective offers clinical experience in plastic surgery comparable to that of a PGY-1 resident. The senior clerk is an integral part of the plastic surgery service and participates in all activities of the service. These activities include attendance at conferences, ward rounds, and operative procedures. Techniques in wound care are taught and the student under supervision performs representative procedures. Objectives of the course include imparting to the student an understanding of would healing, the management of injured tissues, the early treatment of burns, an understanding of the hand, head and neck and principles and practice of tissue transfer. The student will, with the assistance of a mentor, develop a specific topic into both a presentation for plastic surgery rounds and a manuscript suitable for publication.

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Hospital(s):
Indiana University Medical Center

Availability:
All year

Number of units:
1-3 Full Time

Max Students/Unit:
4

Prerequisites:
4th year status only

Course components:
95% Clinical; 5% Lecture

Competency offered:
None

 

93SP750

SENIOR RESEARCH ELECTIVE (Plastic Surgery)

Course Director:
Dr. Havlik

Other Faculty:
Dr. Sood

 

Description:

To permit senior medical students to investigate fundamental surgical problems that are pertinent to Plastic Surgery (e.g., wound healing) in a laboratory setting as an adjunct to existing research activities or to detail and report a specific clinical problem (e.g., case reports). In either case, the student is exposed to the methodology of scientific/clinical thought and writing in a plastic surgery setting. Students with prior research experience or preconceived protocols will be given priority.

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Hospital(s):
Riley Hospital (IUMC)

Availability:
All year

Number of units:
 1-3 Full Time

Max Students/Unit:
1

Prerequisites:
4th year status only

Course components:
50% Research; 50% Library

Competency offered:
None

 

93SP760

RECONSTRUCTIVE HAND AND MICROSURGERY

Course Director:
Dr. R. Sood

Other Faculty:
Dr. R. Havlik

 

Objectives:  

1.   To diagnose and propose basic treatment plans for cumulative, traumatic, and congenital disorders of the upper extremity.

2.   To acquire adequate knowledge of the anatomy of the upper extremity.

3.   Assist with operative management of upper extremity disorders.

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Hospital(s):
IU, Riley, and Wishard Hospitals (Indianapolis)

Availability:
All year

Number of units:
1-2 Full Time

Max Students/Unit:
2

Prerequisites:
4th year status

Course components:
100% Clinical

Competency offered:
None

 

49SP704

PLASTIC SURGERY PRECEPTORSHIP

Course Director:
Dr. Sando

Other Faculty:
Dr. Aker
Dr. Jones
 

 

Note: This course may be dropped or added up to the 15th day of the month preceding the elective month.

Description:

The student will attend the physicians' office for evaluation of new patients and continued post-operative case, and the student will take part in both inpatient and outpatient surgery. The course emphasizes the selection of patients for plastic and reconstructive surgery. The student should obtain knowledge in wound care and repair, as well as fundamentals of skin grafting, tissue rotation, and other reconstructive techniques. The objective of the course is to teach the principles of wound care and coverage, and to give an overview of the private practice of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Additionally, the student will be instructed in suturing skills. The case mix is currently 90% elective cosmetic and 10% reconstructive.

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Hospital(s):
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Surgery Center of Carmel

Availability:
All year

Number of units:
1 Full Time

Max Students/Unit:
1

Prerequisites:
4th year status; 
completion of another surgical elective at IUMC

Course components:
100% Clinical

Competency offered:
None

  

99SP720

HAND SURGERY ELECTIVE

Course Director:
Dr. Thomas Wolff

Other Faculty:
Other Staff 

 

NOTE: THIS COURSE REQUIRES A 2 MONTH NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE ELECTIVE MONTH TO DROP OR ADD.

Description:

This course involves a concentrated one week study of the distal upper extremity in the anatomic laboratory, followed by a three to seven week preceptorship with Dr. Thomas Wolff in Louisville. This is a very busy hand service and exposes the student to a wide variety of hand injuries and deformities and the management of these patients. The student finishing this elective should have a thorough understanding of surgical anatomy of the hand and the management of hand injuries and deformities. Room provided - no board.

Goals:

·         Develop the ability to understand detailed hand anatomy.

·         Develop the ability to discuss specific hand injuries and treatments.

·         Develop the ability to understand treatment options, including surgery, for various hand pathologies.

·         Develop the ability to understand follow-up and long-term care for hand injuries.

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Hospital(s):
University of Louisville Med Center (Louisville, KY)

Availability:
All year

Number of units:
1-3 Full Time

Max Students/Unit:
1

Prerequisites:
4th year status only

Course components:
75% Clinical; 25% Laboratory

Competency offered:
None