Vascular Surgery Wound Care
Title of Clerkship: Vascular Surgery Wound Care
Elective Type: Fourth year elective
Department: Surgery
Clerkship Site: ProMedica/Jobst Vascular Institute/The Toledo Hospital
Course Number: SURG 722
Blocks available: All
Number of students per block: 1
Faculty: Various TTH Jobst Vascular; Dr. J. Abbas and Associates
Elective Description/Requirements:
Students will be assigned to work with wound care faculty and midlevels on the Vascular
Surgery Service. Students will learn the different types of wounds, how to treat them,
the etiology and how to manage them. They will be overseen by the vascular surgery
fellows, surgical residents, and Vascular, Infectious disease, Podiatry and Plastics
faculty. There will be exposure to a wide variety of wound care. Students will work
up and manage acute and chronic wounds. Students will spend time in the wound care
clinic at The Toledo Hospital to understand the techniques of wound care dressing
and how to manage them. Students will also participate in the OR when wound care requires
anesthesia.
Length of Clerkship: 2 weeks
Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:
- Obtain and document a wound care history and physical examination.(EPOs: PC-1, MK-1, MK-4, PC-1, PC-6, PBL-2)
- Discuss the key issues in managing the wound care patient. (EPOs: PC-5, MK-4, MK-6, MK-7)
- Discuss the basic science of wound management including debridement and dressing changes. (EPOs: PC-5, MK-4, MK-6, MK-7)
- Implement a plan for wound care management including pain management. (EPOs: MK-1, MK-4, MK-6, MK-7, PC-6)
- Discuss the important infectious disease processes associated with the development and management of chronic wounds. (EPOs: PC-5, PC-6, MK-4, MK-6, MK-7)
- Write a complete and accurate daily progress note.(EPOs: IPC-1, IPC-2, PC-1, PC-3)
- Accurately present patient information concerning the patient's condition and progress. (EPOs: PC-6, MK-7, PC-1, PC-3, IPC-1, IPC-2)
Professionalism: UTCOMLS students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.
Instructional Methods:
- Wound care clinic instruction
- Interpretation of lab data
- Teaching rounds
- Small group discussion
- Case write up
- Attendance
Evaluation Methods Employed:
- Clinical competency evaluations
- Faculty/Resident observation
- Professional assessments
- Attendance
- Case write up
Prerequisites: Successful completion of required surgery clerkship.
Clerkship Director: Stephanie Pannell, M.D.
Clerkship Coordinator: Aubreigh Miller
Phone Number: 419.383.6939
Email: aubreigh.miller@utoledo.edu
Special Requirements: None
ECC Approved
September 2023