Examine patients during
pre-operative evaluations

Assist in every operation

Evaluate patients on
morning rounds (d)

Assist in determining
candidacy for surgery

Harvest skin graft material (skin,
costal cartilage, temporal parietal fascia, etc.)

Document operative reports and progress notes

Suture closures

Follow patients through PACU area and into recovery wards

Round on all patients before leaving for the evening

Communicate plans with
patients and families (a)

Maintain flexibility to transfer
rooms when needed elsewhere

Coordinate morning rounds
with attending surgeon

Organize and stock operative supplies

Communicate plans with
patients and families (a)

Coordinate post-mission
clinical evaluations

Organize and remove unused supplies at end of mission

Takepre-operative
photographic images

Participate in “Time-Outs”

Organize operative records in central location or database

Measure and document
indices (b)

Participate in after hours team bonding events (receptions, dinners, etc.)

Assist drawing templates
for auricular reconstruction

(a) Fluency in foreign language is useful; (b) Microtia measurements included measurements of auricle, projection of helix, intra-auricaular measurements, etc; (c) Under the direction and supervision of attending surgeon or chief surgeon; (d) Dressing changes, drain changes, overnight events, formulate plan, communicate with attending surgeons