Preceptor: Katie Weichman, MD
Contact: Jenny Casteneda-Nakouzi, Jenny.Castaneda-Nakouzi@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-1059

Prerequisites: None

Who should enroll in this elective?

Students who are considering Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery as a career

Students who are entering an allied field, such as career in anything related to surgery.

Students who are simply interested in this clinical area.

Clinical sites

Tisch and Kimmel Hospital

Description

This is an introductory 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As an introductory elective, students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through exposure to the entire spectrum of the specialty including craniofacial surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, truck and lower extremity reconstruction, breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. Clinical research projects are always available for student participation but not required.

The Plastic Surgery service is an incredibly high-volume service with approximately 15-35 cases per day. The rotation will focus on exposure to the field of plastic surgery and integration into the Plastic Surgery Team. The goal of the rotation is to see if plastic surgery may be a good career match for you, and therefore, it is integral to understand the life of a plastic surgery resident. Students will be expected to round with the team both am and pm rounds and participate in patient care (i.e. dressing changes and consults). Students will not be assigned specific patients to round on and present but rather be expected to round with the team and participate in dressing changes and consults with residents in addition to their operative experience.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to a variety of acquired and congenital deformities
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with acquired and congenital deformities that you may encounter throughout your career, regardless of specialty
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for, and complications of specialty-specific procedures
4. Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat acquired and congenital deformities
5. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
6. Explore the option of plastic and reconstructive surgery as a career choice

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective

By enrolling in this elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion
3. Arrive, in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned
4. Participation in daily morning rounds and patient care with residents and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
6. Attend all didactics provided for trainees, as outlined below

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skill

Didactic program

Plastic Surgery Weekly Grand rounds is held on Wednesday am at 6:30 AM in Smilow Cellar Level (SR C06)

Weekly Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Tisch/Kimmel rounds and OR	Tisch/Kimmel rounds and OR	Grand Rounds Tisch/Kimmel rounds and OR	Tisch/Kimmel rounds and OR	Tisch/Kimmel rounds and OR

Method of evaluation

All students are evaluated by the chief resident(s) and Dr. Katie Weichman.

Scheduling information

Duration: 2 Weeks

Months Offered: All year

Student point of contact before start of elective: Jenny Casteneda-Nakouzi, who will give the contact information for the chief resident at Tisch/Kimmel

On day 1, students report to: Plastic Surgery work room: KP-14 room 14-400Z , which is across from patient room KP1429.

Students per elective block: 3