SURGERY 223C
From Cosmesis to Reconstruction, from Infants to the Elderly
Geoffroy Courcelle Sisk
Description from DukeHub
This plastic surgery selective is designed to introduce the second year medical student to the medical and surgical aspects of comprehensive plastic surgery, including the subspecialties (hand, aesthetics, extremity salvage, soft tissue coverage, craniomaxillofacial, reconstructive microsurgery). There will be didactic instruction with patient care exposure in the clinic setting, outpatient surgery center and the operating room. Permission is required for enrollment. Students must contact Dr. Sisk or Chris Duke to request permission to enroll and to obtain a permission number. Clinical Contact for students: reach out to Dr. Sisk or Chris Duke to acquire contact information for the rotating Chief Resident. Credit: 2. Enrollment Max. 1, unless otherwise noted. Location and time: DMP 3W08 (Surgery Resident Lounge) at 6:00am. Geoffroy Sisk, MD
Skills
- clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "patient care"
- Yes: Live work with people · "patient"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "surgery"
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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