The student will function in the capacity of a junior intern under the supervision of the burn fellow in plastic surgery and the Burn Center faculty. This elective will include operative experience in the operating room and seeing patients with faculty in the emergency Room and in the office. Acute care of the burn patients and wound management in major and minor burns will be emphasized. To provide the student with ample opportunities to perform basic procedures, i.e. central line placement, wound debridement and closure. To provide the student with opportunities to evaluate and participate in numerous reconstructive procedures.
Attendance is required unless excused absence by faculty member.