Podiatric Surgery of Foot & Ankle II

Catalog description

This third-year podiatric foot and ankle course will consist of weekly lectures on the usual standards of care and practice guidelines utilized in surgical procedures to treat pathologies of the midfoot, hindfoot and ankle. The student will be given formal didactic lectures that will stress definition, evaluation and rationale for surgical procedures. At the completion of this course, the podiatric medical student will be understanding of podiatric surgical principles and techniques related to the midfoot, hindfoot and ankle. In addition, this course and lecture series will enhance the third-year student’s ability at clinical problem solving. Prerequisite: SRGP 626