# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 08 — Designation of Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

### Chapter 14 — Hand and Upper Extremity Trauma Center Standards

#### Regulation .09 Formal Medical Staff Education.

*COMAR 30.08.14.09*

Education of the hand and upper extremity trauma center medical staff shall include:

A. Formal didactic lectures available weekly to all hand and upper extremity trauma center staff;

B. At least every other week, cadaver prosections and dissections at the Maryland State Anatomy Board performed on various areas of the upper extremity performed by:

  (1) Residents;

  (2) Fellows; and

  (3) Attending physicians;

C. An annual course for free tissue transfer and brachial plexus dissections at the Maryland State Anatomy Board;

D. The availability of cadaver specimens to evaluate and practice new surgical techniques and procedures for upcoming clinical cases; and

E. An ACGME accredited fellowship program.