UIC Onboarding

Rounds

• Every morning, rounds are between 6-6:30pm. The most junior person on the team will generally make a list

• Lists should include

  • General ranges of vitals

  • Drain outputs

  • Any significant overnight events

  • Labs if significant

• There is a dressing bag that students will typically carry to rounds 

  • Writing dressings needed per patient on lists can be helpful to ensure rounds go smoothly​

  • Stored in the pre-op room on the 3rd floor

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General Overview

• Cases start at 7:30 am almost every day

• Wednesday--8:30am start 

• Sign out is at 5am and 5pm

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• Schedules for the upcoming week are typically sent out every weekend 

• You are typically assigned to cases, OCC clinic, or CFC clinic

  • Cases: you will typically be first or second assist for the attending, pending how many others are assigned the case​

  • OCC clinic: these are clinics that we will almost alway cover. Will often have procedures as well

  • CFC clinic: our craniofacial center is a comprehensive clinic, involving plastic surgeons, orthodontists, therapists, a pediatrician, etc. There is very involved nursing here, and this is the clinic that our attendings are typically able to run without residents, as the schedule is often too busy to allow us to attend