E-learning Course Department of Plastic Surgery

1) Name of the course –

Certificate course in BASIC Techniques and principles IN PLASTIC SURGERY

2) Brief description of the course –

Spread across a series of 12 lectures which aim to introduce the basic concepts and principles in
the field of Plastic Surgery. This course will use Audio-Video lectures followed at the end of the
module with Self Assessment questions.

3) Objective–

To make the student well versed with the basic principles of Plastic Surgery and efficient in
clinical application of the same.

4) Minimum Eligibility – M.S. ( General Surgery)

5) Demo Video – N/A

6) Total duration – 3 months.

7) Hours per week – One hour per week for 12 weeks

8) Credit points –

9) Syllabus –

I. What is Plastic Surgery?

II. History of Plastic Surgery
III. Principles in Plastic Surgery
IV. Anatomy and Histology of Skin
V. Blood supply of Skin
VI. Incision placement and scars
VII. Skin suturing
VIII. Skin Grafts
IX. Skin flaps
X. Wound healing
 XI. Management of ulcer
XII. Dressings in Plastic Surgery

10) Faculty –
Dr (Brig.) B.B.DOGRA,
Dr (Brig.) Alok Sharma
Dr Wahegaonkar,
Dr Bhushan Patil,
Dr Manashree Sankhe

11) Method of instruction – Video explanatory and demonstrative Lectures

12) Teaching Materials to be developed – Modules, self Assessment questions

13) Medium of instruction – English

14) Contact sessions – not required

15) Assessment – Self Assessment

16) Valuation Method – NA

17) Examination – At the end of the course

18) Special Skills learned –Basic principles in Plastic Surgery