INTERNAL MEDICINE

WOUND TREATMENT

Location — Akron General Medical Center
Duration — 2 weeks or 4 weeks
Number of Students — 2

Director(s) —
Eliot Mostow, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
400 Wabash Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44307
1-330-535-7100

Teaching Faculty —
Gordon Bennett, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
David Kay, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eliot Mostow, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Michael Parker, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery
Dennis Wright, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Jennifer Miller, RNCP

Objectives:

• To provide the student with exposure to the specialized treatment of chronic wound therapy.

Description:

• Work with the Wound Center team (orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, vascular surgery, nursing and orthotic services) in care for hard-to-heal wounds. Wounds may be related to diabetes, non-healing wounds from trauma/surgery, or from the long-term effects of radiation/medication.
• Gain knowledge in special wound treatment and dressings, rehabilitation therapy, nutrition services, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diabetes education.