Orthopaedic Surgery Sub-Internship

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Goals/Objectives: Rotation for students actively interested (more aggressive) students in orthopaedics as a career. Emphasis will be placed on surgical indications, operative technique and post-operative care of orthopaedic patients. The student will be assigned by Ortho faculty to two different orthopaedic teams (sports medicine, foot and ankle, total joint, general, pediatrics, trauma, and hand) for two weeks at a time. Each student would be given an extensive reading schedule, a list of topics to be covered, given a written or oral examination including both services emphasized at the end of block. Brief oral presentation, to the residency or service on which they are working, on orthopaedic subject of choice pertaining to Ortho service/residency assigned. CURRICULUM: The student will spend two weeks on two different university teams during this rotation. The student will be expected to participate in all aspects of the orthopaedics services they are assigned. This will include outpatient clinics, elective and emergent OR time, routine day-to-day care of patients on the orthopaedic service, and consultations. The student will take four nights of call with the Ortho residents assigned to service. The student will be evaluated by the attending and residents on the two services to which they have been assigned. Credit Hour s : 5 Prerequisites: Surgery Clerkship