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THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVE IS OFFERED TO VISITING STUDENTS ONLY. PLEASE CONTACT THE SURGERY ELECTIVE COORDINATOR @ 212 263-6851 TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.
Title: General Surgery Subinternship
Services & Course Codes
17-07 Bellevue-BH/A Preceptor: Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D.
17-08 Bellevue-BH/B Preceptor: Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D.
17-09 Tisch-Group I Preceptor: Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D.
17-10 Tisch Group II Preceptor: Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D.
Prerequisites: Surgery & Medicine Clerkships
Description:
The surgical sub-internship in surgery is meant to give the student who is interested in surgery a more in depth experience in surgery. The student will take on the responsibilities of an intern. In this capacity, he or she will see consults in the emergency room and on the floor, manage patients that have been admitted to the service, and assist in the operating room. In addition, the student will be responsible for a short project, either a presentation or a short paper on a relevant topic.
Objectives of the Elective:
This rotation introduces the student to general surgical principles including pre-op evaluation, intra-op decision making and post-op care. Students will deal with surgical illness, surgical critical care and non-operative care of the critically ill. Students should become “experts on the abdomen.”
Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
- Students will follow patients and provide care, presenting on attending
rounds and assisting in the operating room.
- Students have night call and participate in evaluation of patients.
- Students attend all surgery conferences.
Didactic Program:
Rounds and clinics are scheduled for each location.
Method of Evaluation:
Students are evaluated by the housestaff and those attendings who interact most closely with them.
Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year
Report To: Call elective coordinator @ 212 263-6851
Students Per Period: 1 per Service
Duration: Four Weeks
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Title: Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
Preceptor: Mihye Choi, M.D.
Course Code: 17-15
Prerequisites: Surgery & Medicine Clerkships
Description:
The Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery offers a comprehensive elective in general plastic surgery. The student is exposed to the entire spectrum of the specialty including craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, microsurgery in trauma and post-cancer ablation reconstruction, hand surgery, maxillofacial trauma surgery, trunk and lower extremity reconstruction, breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. Clinical research projects are always available for student participation. Basic science research opportunities are also available in cranial suture biology, wound healing, craniofacial skeletal distraction, microsurgery, craniofacial growth and organogenesis. The student is encouraged to individualize the experience for his/her own needs. A full rotation with emphasis on hand surgery for the student with such an interest can be arranged. A typical rotation will allow the student to spend 2-3 weeks on the Plastic Surgery Service at Tisch Hospital/NYU and 1-2 weeks on the Plastic and Hand Surgery Services at Bellevue Hospital.
Objectives of the Elective:
This elective will expose the student, in a very short time, to the full spectrum of Plastic Surgery. The student will learn the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital defects and anomalies and learn the alternative methods and indications for the coverage of acquired defects and wounds. By the end of the four-week rotation, the student will better understand the problem-solving approach that is at the core of reconstructive plastic surgery.
Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
- The student will be an integral part of the Plastic Surgery team.
- The student will make morning rounds with residents.
- The student will scrub and assist in the operating room daily.
- The student will assist in the evaluation of emergency room patients.
- Students will attend conferences.
Didactic Program:
Monday: 9:30 AM Craniofacial Conference
Tuesday: 5:30 PM Indications Conference
Wednesday: 7:00 AM Grand Round
Monthly Conferences:
Cleft Lip and Palate Conference, ENT/Airway Conference, Facial Paralysis Conference, Head & Neck Conference, Microtia Conference, Nerve and Hand Conference, Ophthalmic Conference, Trunk & Upper Extremities Conference, peripheral nerve Conference
Method of Evaluation:
Students are evaluated by the chief resident(s) and Dr. Mihye Choi
Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year
Report To: Call elective coordinator, (212) 263-1059
Students Per Period: 3
Duration: Four Weeks
ALL VISITING STUDENTS MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PLASTIC SURGERY ELECTIVE WITH JENNY CASTANEDA, ELECTIVE COORDINATOR, AT (212) 263-1059 OR castaj02@nyumc.org.
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