Integrated Residency Program |
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Thomas J. Gampper, M.D., Program Director 1996 marked the inception of the integrated plastic surgery residency training program at the University of Virginia. This program has been designed to provide the applicant with a structured program tailored to the foundations of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the prerequisite years. We feel that this is an essential component of integrated training. Rotations have been formulated in general surgery, orthopaedic hand surgery, head and neck surgery, oral surgery, and the subspecialties of general surgery. During the prerequisite years, the resident's progress and development is monitored closely by the program coordinator. After three years of prerequisite training, the appointed candidate will enter into three years of dedicated plastic surgical residency. The first year is performed in rotations with emphasis in microsurgery, hand surgery, craniofacial surgery, oral surgery, and hyperbaric medicine. The final two years are performed on rotations totally separate from the first year of dedicated plastic surgical training. This is designed to give the trainee a broad experience with a number of different faculty. On Monday afternoons, the resident will attend plastic surgery conferences at which the Core Curriculum in plastic surgery is reviewed. Additional required conferences will be at the discretion of the service on which the resident is rotating at the time. The University of Virginia provides a broad training experience in all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including hand and microsurgery, craniofacial surgery, breast reconstruction, congenital anomalies, post-traumatic reconstruction, aesthetic surgery and burn surgery. Both clinical and basic science research is strongly encouraged during the resident's tenure. The department has a full-time wound healing research laboratory as well as a full-time microsurgical laboratory which are available for training and research projects. The Department of Plastic Surgery considers all applicants to its integrated program and participates with ERAS and the National Resident Matching Program. No additional documents are required beyond those specified in ERAS; please submit three letters of reference. For questions regarding the integrated program, please contact :
Deadline for submitting your application is November 15, 2008. Interviews for the 2009 Match will be held in Charlottesville on Friday, December 12, 2008 and Friday, January 23, 2008. Preceptorships in plastic surgery are available in either two-week or four-week time slots. Information and an application can be obtained from the Student Affairs website. Candidates are strongly encouraged to arrange a preceptorship early in their fourth year of medical school. |