In the year 2000 we anticipate having our first active fellowship within Transplant Surgery. Outpatient care is a crucial part of the clinical experience and you will be involved in all stages of a transplant patient's care. On-call schedules incorporate much needed experience with organ procurement procedures and the principles of organ preservation. Daily rounds, include a team surgical staff, residents, and medical students. Residents follow immunosuppressant levels and make management decisions in concert with the attending physicians.
Outpatient care is an important part of patient management.
The Transplant Clinic is open twice weekly for outpatient evaluation, treatment, and follow-up. Residents are expected to be in clinic when they are not in surgery. Residents at the University of North Carolina are involved in a number of educational conferences. Surgical Grand Rounds take place on Wednesday mornings and Morbidity and Mortality Conferences take place on Wednesday afternoons. The Kidney team has a weekly multidisciplinary conference to assess patients on the waiting list as well as to assess those who have been transplanted.