Inpatient Acting Internship - Orthopaedic Surgery

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This course is designed to provide senior medical students a comprehensive experience in caring for and managing patients with orthopedic surgical disorders. This course consists of a 4-week sequence of curricular activities focusing on medical knowledge and clinical skills in orthopedic surgery. During their time, the student will concentrate on the adult patient assessment with an emphasis on orthopedic trauma. The student should become comfortable with the initial evaluation of orthopedic patients. This course is designed to provide senior medical students a comprehensive experience in caring for and managing patients with orthopedic surgical disorders. This course consists of a 4-week sequence of curricular activities focusing on medical knowledge and clinical skills in orthopedic surgery. During their time, the student will concentrate on the adult patient assessment with an emphasis on orthopedic trauma. The student should become comfortable with the initial evaluation of orthopedic patients. At the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center, the student will be assigned to an orthopedic team and will work under the direct supervision of a Junior and Senior resident. They will participate in teaching rounds with the house staff and faculty. The students will be given patients to manage. They will be responsible for performing supervised histories and physical examinations and daily progress notes. Students will take part in all educational programs in connection with this orthopedic department. The student will also take call during the week with the junior resident in-house and is expected to help evaluate patients and to care for in- patients and patients in the emergency department. There is no expected weekend call. Goals: The purpose of this selective is for fourth-year medical students to build their knowledge and skills in the care of patients with orthopedic surgical disorders.This orthopaedic selective provides the student with an in-depth look at orthopaedic surgery. The student will spend time at LSU Health. During their time at LSU the student will concentrate on the adult patient assessment with an emphasis on orthopaedic trauma. The student should become comfortable with the initial evaluation of orthopaedic patients. The student will also build on the skills they learned during the first three years of medical school and assume a higher level of responsibility for all aspects of patient care under the direct supervision of orthopaedic house staff and attending physicians in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Objectives: Orthopedic Surgery: Improve skills in history taking and physical exam of the musculoskeletal system. Improve decision making skills required for the appropriate utilization of diagnostic tests such as CT, MRI, etc. Increase familiarity with the diagnosis and management of a variety of patients (adult and pediatric) with orthopedic problems that are routinely seen in a hospital setting. Develop skills in patient education, counseling, and discharge planning. Improve knowledge of orthopedic disease entities through participation in conferences and didactic teaching sessions. Improve the student’s skill in history taking and physical exam of the musculoskeletal system. Improve decision making skills required for the appropriate utilization of diagnostic tests such (CT, MRI, etc.) To familiarize the student with the diagnosis and management of a variety of patients (adult and pediatric) with orthopaedic problems that are routinely seen in a hospital setting. To develop skills in patient education, counseling and discharge planning. To improve the student’s knowledge of orthopaedic disease entities through participation in conferences and didactic teaching sessions.