SURG 741GC Continuity: Gender Confirming Surgery - OHSU

Credits: 12
The student will longitudinally follow transgender patients from their preop appointment through surgery and their postoperative care. They will together with the resident team take care of any inpatients they have assisted in the OR with. They are expected to learn basics of affirming care. Technically they will be expected to learn deep dermal suturing, subcuticular suturing, efficient knot tying and surgical hemostasis. They also will partake in monthly multidisciplinary transgender meeting as well as patient education classes. When not needed on service they are able to partake in other plastic surgery services.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit