Fundamentals of Wound Care
Updated: 5/10/21
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PREREQUISITES AND PLACEMENT IN THE CURRICULUM:
Completion of Phase 2 Surgery Core Clerkship is not required.
PURPOSE:
To provide medical and surgical experience to the treatment of complex non-healing wounds. This is including but not limited to the treatment of wounds of various etiologies such as diabetic, surgical, venous, arterial, and pressure wounds. Also, instruction is provided related specifically to debridement, skin substitutes, biopsies, as well as the use of wound healing modalities and negative pressure wound therapy.
COMPETENCIES:
Students will review and understand the fundamental principles of wound healing and the physiologic sequelae of diabetes and malnutrition. Students will also gain knowledge of basic wound care and the management of complex wounds.
INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES:
Students will participate in all aspects of the wound healing service, including and not limited to the care of inpatient and outpatient wound care problems, skin grafting and other surgical procedures both in an inpatient and outpatient setting, clinic, didactic, and attendance in weekly journal clubs. Number of patients/week: 20-40 inpatients and30-50 outpatients. Minimum of 2 weeks on rotation.
ASSESSMENT:
Subjective clinical evaluation by faculty.
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Program Number
ELEC 218
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Program Contacts
Program Director: W. Ennis, DO
Coordinator: Beth McLeod
Email: BMcLeod@uic.edu
Telephone: 312-413-7756For Scheduling Elective contact: Tricia Harvat Email: babcockt@uic.edu
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Program Information
Location: UI Health
Duration: 2 weeks
Night Call: No
Weekends: 1 weekend
Students Accepted: Min. 1 Max. 2
Housestaff Used as Faculty: No
Lectures/Conferences/Faculty Contact:
Laboratory/Independent Study: 0 hours
Outpatient: 20 hours
Inpatient: 18 hours
Total Hours/Week: 38 -
Reporting Instructions
Students should contact the coordinator a week in advance of the rotation to receive the schedule.