Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs
Plastic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs
Colleges award this field under 4 named programs, from Plastic Surgery Residency Program to Plastic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 4 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Plastic Surgery Residency Program
- Prepares physicians in the repair, replacement, and reconstruction of defects of form and function of the integument and its underlying musculoskeletal system, with emphasis on the craniofacial structures, the oropharynx, the hand, the breast, and the external genitalia. Covers aesthetic as well as reconstructive surgery. Requires prior completion of a program in general surgery.
- Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program
- Prepares physicians in the repair, replacement, and reconstruction of defects of form and function of the integument and its underlying musculoskeletal system, with emphasis on the craniofacial structures, the oropharynx, the hand, the breast, and the external genitalia. Covers aesthetic as well as reconstructive surgery. Does NOT require prior completion of a program in general surgery.
- Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck, and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair, and neural surgery. Requires prior completion of a residency program in otolaryngology or plastic surgery.
- Plastic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
- Plastic surgery not listed above.
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