What to Expect

Resident education is a highly valued activity for all residents and staff. Residents collaborate with the staff in structuring the various conferences to provide a broad based didactic experience.

The Plastic Surgery department's education and board preparation takes place during weekly conferences involving the USF Health and clinical affiliate faculty. Visiting professors are recruited nationally through the ASPS, ASMS, ASSH, and Aesthetic Society.

Grand Rounds 

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds occur every Friday morning with either a resident or faculty member presenting a major topic in plastic surgery. This is followed by a Clinical Correlation lecture where challenging cases and photos are presented for advanced discussion and debate. The hand service also has weekly conferences with an indications conference (review of cases and x-rays from previous week) on Monday and a core curriculum lecture on Friday.

Various cadaver dissection labs occur throughout the year at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation Center. Dr. Michael Harrington runs a Head and Neck Cadaver labs every 3 months to review approaches to the facial skeleton as well as facial flaps. Extremity and trunk flap labs are performed at various times during the academic calendar. 

Every six months, each level resident is responsible for presenting a level appropriate case to Dr. Michael Harrington. Each case is selected from the residents case logs and organized in oral board format.

Monday:

• Hand Indications Conference – Weekly
  • Review of cases and x-rays from the previous week
  • Held at TGH
• General Surgery Conference – 7:00 am–12:00 pm
• Includes Grand Rounds, M&M, and Resident Education 
• Held at TGH

Tuesday:

• Plastic Surgery Journal Club and Surgical Indications – 7:30 am
• Held at Bay Pines VA

Wednesday:

• Cutaneous Oncology Conference – 12:00–1:00 pm
• Interdisciplinary conference
• Held at Owl’s Den, Moffitt Cancer Center
• Resident Education (Board Prep Focus) – 5:00–6:00 pm
• Held at USF Health South Tampa Center

Thursday:

• Hand Conference (Case Presentations) – 7:00 am
• Held at TGH
• M&M (Surgical Services) – 7:30 am
• Held at Bay Pines
• Plastic Surgery Conference – Noon
• Held at Bay Pines

Friday:

• Plastic Surgery Core Conferences – 6:00–8:00 am
• Includes M&M and Grand Rounds

Throughout the six-year training program, our residents receive level specific benefits and educational opportunities:

• Grabb & Smith Plastic Surgery Textbook
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS) Basic Maxillofacial Course
• Microsurgery Training Course
• Duke or Penn Flap Course
• Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
• American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting & Senior Resident Conference