Introduction to Plastic Surgery for UCLA Third Year Medical Students
The faculty, staff, and residents welcome you to Plastic Surgery.
Before you start the rotation:
1. Please contact the Plastic Surgery Intern on Sunday before your rotation begins to find out
when rounds will start and where you should report.
2. After rounds, students will be assigned to attend operations at UCLA (inpatient and outpatient
cases) or the VA and to clinics for the week.
3. During the course of the day, you should have your portrait taken by staff photographer,
Michelle Van Vliet, in the Plastic Surgery office (200 Medical Plaza, Suite 465-111).
1. Goals of the Clinical Rotation
The goal of this rotation is to introduce you to the principles of Plastic Surgery. You will be incorporated
into the UCLA Plastic Surgery team to learn about the evaluation and management of Plastic Surgery
patients. By the end of the rotation, you should be familiar the general types of operations performed
by Plastic Surgeons. You will also be aware of their indications, limitations, and risks. You will
participate in outpatient office, outpatient surgery, and inpatient surgery settings. You will have contact
with Plastic Surgery residents, fellows, and attendings.
Although the plastic surgery patient population is diverse, each individual usually has only a single
problem. Patients groups can be broadly classified as either cosmetic or reconstructive. You will be
exposed to patients from both groups. You will participate in the care of patients with problems in the
following areas: reconstruction of the face, eyes, nose, scalp, chest, extremities, and breasts;
cosmetic enhancement of the face, breasts, abdomen, and extremities. The operations you observe
encompass all aspects of plastic surgery: microsurgery, cosmetic, craniofacial, reconstructive, and
hand surgery.
2. Outpatient Experience
During the course of your rotation you will have the opportunity to attend the UCLA and VA Plastic
Surgery clinics, the multidisciplinary Craniofacial clinic, and the Hand Surgery clinic. You will have
opportunities to evaluate patients and orally present them to faculty. Presentations should focus on the
chief complaint and its associated problems. Be sure to address them in both the HPI and PE
component of your presentation. Many of the new patients that you evaluate will require surgery.
Because all medical problems need to be addressed when planning for surgery, these should be
incorporated as part of your presentation. Thus, comprehensive evaluations are necessary.
3. Operation Experience
One half of your rotation will be spent in the inpatient and outpatient operating rooms. We want you to
view as many different types of operations as possible. You can scrub for short periods or view
operations without scrubbing. We want you to ask questions and understand the indications,
advantages, disadvantages, and alternative treatments for each operation that you observe. You
should also understand associated complications and the postoperative care that will be required for
each procedure.
We expect you to go to as many plastic surgery operating rooms as possible on your rotation day. The
residents will direct you to the room locations.
4. Ground Rounds
Plastic Surgery conferences are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 7:30 pm. On the second Tuesday of the month, it is held at the UCLA Faculty Club and includes
dinner.
On the fourth Tuesday, it is held at the Wadsworth VA, room 6400, 6S Wing.
On occasion the schedule changes so check the monthly UCLA Plastic Surgery Division Schedule of
Events for the exact meeting locations. All students are required to attend these weekly conferences.
Every Wednesday, the Department of Surgery Education Conferences is held in room 73-105 CHS at
7:00 am. You are required to attend these conferences and the Student Core Lecture Series at 9:00
am in room 23-105 CHS. Attendance will be taken.
Surgery Rotation Schedule can be viewed at the Surgery website:
http://www.surgery.ucla.edu/resident
Rotation Schedules – General Surgery R1 (by Rotation)
Note: To meet these objectives, you must have a faculty member sign off on each item on the
intended checklist. You must complete the checklist for your block (A or B) and turn it in to Iris
Mau in order to receive credit for this rotation.
PLASTIC SURGERY CHECKLIST - Third Year Core Rotation
TRACK A
Name:
Doctoring Dates:
Page Plastic Surgery Intern on Sunday prior to starting the rotation.
Day
Monday
Location
Signature of Faculty or Plastic Resident
8:00 am Plastic Clinic
200 Med Plaza #465
Page Chief Resident Monday evening to get
assignment start time for Tuesday
Tuesday – AM
Wednesday
Ambulatory Surgery Center or Main O.R.
7:00 am Surgery Edu Conf
(73-105 CHS)
9:00 Required Core Lecture
10:00 am Plastic Surgery Clinic 200 Med
Plaza #465
Page Chief Resident Wednesday evening to get
assignment start time for Thursday
Thursday – AM
Friday
Ambulatory Surgery Center or Main O.R.
8:00 am Plastic Clinic
200 Med Plaza #465
Check if observed in each box:
Reconstructive Surgery
Clinic Patients
Surgical Procedures
Face-soft tissue
Face-bone
Scalp-soft tissue
Scalp-bone
Chest wall
Breasts
Abdomen
Upper extremity
Lower extremity
Cosmetic Surgery
Face:
Brow
Eyes
Nose
Cheeks/Lips
Neck
Breasts:
Augmentation
Reduction
Lift
Abdomen:
Abdominoplasty
Liposuction:
Neck
Abdomen
Flanks
Hips
Thighs
Knees
Arms
Comments about the rotation would be appreciated on the back of this form:
PLASTIC SURGERY CHECKLIST - Third Year Core Rotation
TRACK B
Name:
Doctoring Dates:
Page Plastic Surgery Intern on Sunday prior to starting the rotation.
Day
Monday - AM
Tuesday
Location
Signature of Faculty or Plastic Resident
Ambulatory Surgery Center or Main O.R.
8:00 am Plastic Clinic
200 Med Plaza #465
Page Chief Resident Tuesday evening to get
assignment start time for Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
7:00 am Surgery Edu Conf
(73-105 CHS)
9:00 Required Core Lecture
Ambulatory Surgery Center or Main O.R.
8:00 am Plastic Clinic
200 Med Plaza #465
Page Chief Resident Thursday evening to get
assignment start time for Friday
Friday - AM
Ambulatory Surgery Center or Main O.R.
Check if observed in each box:
Reconstructive Surgery
Clinic Patients
Surgical Procedures
Face-soft tissue
Face-bone
Scalp-soft tissue
Scalp-bone
Chest wall
Breasts
Abdomen
Upper extremity
Lower extremity
Cosmetic Surgery
Face:
Brow
Eyes
Nose
Cheeks/Lips
Neck
Breasts:
Augmentation
Reduction
Lift
Abdomen:
Abdominoplasty
Liposuction:
Neck
Abdomen
Flanks
Hips
Thighs
Knees
Arms
Comments about the rotation would be appreciated on the back of this form: