Curriculum

Plastic Surgery didactic sessions take place on Mondays and Tuesdays mornings. The complete Plastic Surgery training curriculum is covered in a 3-year cycle and adopted from Plastic Surgery: 6-Volume set by Peter Neligan, ASPS Edunet, and Corequest. Conferences are designed to be an interactive experience with in-depth discussion, Q and A's, and hands on skills sessions.

Curriculum
  • Invited Speakers
  • Mock Orals
  • Journal Club & Podcast Club
  • Professional Development Topics
  • Trainee Led In-service Review
  • M & M and Interesting Cases
  • Skills Labs & Dissections
  • ACAPS CoreQuest Discussion
  • Wellness Topics

Rotations

Rotations are based on 4 week blocks with a total of 13 blocks in the year. Rotation sites include University of Iowa Health Care and the Iowa City VA Hospital. Each of the three years of training include the following rotations:

Year 1

Plastic Surgery UIHC
Burn Surgery
Dermatology
Hand Surgery
OMFS

Year 2

Plastic Surgery UIHC
Oculoplastics 
Otolaryngology

Year 3

Plastic Surgery UIHC
Hand Surgery
Elective

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