IFMSA-Egypt

SMSA               

Plastic Surgery Department at Sohag Universuty Hospital

Summer and Winter School

for International Medical Students

Sohag, 2010

Egypt

“Plastic Surgery”

What do you know about plastic surgery specialty? For undergraduate medical students, usually the educational curriculum touches very superficially this specialty, and most medical students don’t know much knowledge about it (apart from the Hollywood stars stories). It is important to explore this specialty and see how much wide it is and its subspecialties. You have to put it in your mind when choosing you future career. Also it is important because whatever specialties you will be in, you will need to refer cases to plastic surgeons, so you have to know what they are doing. It is called “surgeon’s surgeon” or the surgeon of the surgeons. When there is a hopeless difficult and complicated case, the solution is to consult the plastic surgery department. Moreover, do you know that the best department you can learn the basic surgical skills is the plastic surgery department. As the plastic surgeons are always keeping in mind to meticulously apply the basic surgical techniques for better results for their patients. If you are interested and looking forward for a surgical career in your future, you should go through our school.

The SMSA (Sohag Medical Student Association) as part of IFMSA-Egypt (International Federation of Medical Student Association) in collaboration of the plastic surgery department at Sohag University Hospital, prepared a well organized scientific and training program with a unique opportunity to participate yourself in many operations beside the amazing social program and excursions in South of Egypt.

If you didn’t visit Egypt till now, so you are missing something!!!. The good thing also in this school is that you will be in depth contact with Egyptians (colleagues, doctors and patients); you will be amazed with the warm and friendly people.

Looking forward to meet you in Egypt

 

Program Overview

Scientific Program:

2 weeks training (6 days per week)

Lectures:

1-Overview of plastic surgery specialty

2-Wound Management

3-Suturing Techniques and suture materials

4-Burn Management

5-Basics of reconstructive surgery

6-Skin tumors

7-Overview Craniofacial anomalies

8-Finger tip injuries

Training workshops:

-Basic Surgical skills (scrubbing, gowning, assisting, holding and using surgical instruments, hemostasis,..…..).

-Suturing Techniques (on models).

Activities you will practice by yourself and master it:

-Burn Dressings.

-Wound management.

-Wound closure with different suturing techniques.

-Minor operations (excision of skin lesions,...)

-Working in operative rooms.

-Assisting in operative procedures.

Activities you will actively share in:

-Assisting in all other department activities and operations.

Weekly evaluation:

    In order to maximize the benefit of the training course, the student will be subjected to evaluation of  Knowledge acquired and Surgical skills gained at the end of the week as regarding to the following items by oral discussion, shorty mcq exam and clinical examination

    There will be gift for the student with best results

Objectives of the training period:

1. Understanding the specialty of plastic surgery and its scope.

2. Developing basic surgical skills.

3. Surgical instruments (identification, handling, sterilization)

4. Identify different suture materials and their optimum use.

5. Mastering management of burns and wounds.

6. Understanding basics of reconstructive surgery for tissue loss in defferent parts of the body

7. Managing facial trauma.

8. Management of skin tumors and precancerous skin lesions

9. Spot lights on different congenital anomalies.

*Scientific Activities

*Social Activities

 Some social visits in Sohag CLICK HERE

Dates:

January, 2010

Candidates:

All medical students from allover the world

Language:

Medicine is studied in Egypt in English language

All lecturers and communications with doctors will be in English

Accommodation:

University Guest House

The Fees:

250 Euro: (to be paid on arrival).

Fees will cover everything:

-Scientific course and workshop.

-Certificate of participation.

-Accommodation.
-Breakfast and lunch.
-All social and cultural programs (as indiccated in the detailed program).

-All transportations (pick up from the airport, trains to and from Sohag city).

Egyptian Visa:

A touristic visa is needed.

You can contact nearest Egyptian embassy

For Europe and USA, the visa can be issued on entrance at the airport in Cairo.

For More Information and Registration:

[email protected]