This course provides detailed exposure to orthopaedic reconstruction and trauma. Inpatient service, rounds, conferences, surgery, and outpatient clinics are available.
Special emphasis is given in clinic to learning techniques of orthopaedic examination and diagnosis.
This course would be valuable for students planning a career in orthopaedics, general surgery, or family practice. Students are given an orthopaedic manual which serves as a guideline for treating various orthopaedic problems and fractures during the six-week rotation. Students will be evaluated by the residents and the staff who work with them, based on the type of work done, history and physical taking, presentations, and work-ups of patients. Students will present cases to staff in the outpatient clinic and will be graded on examination of the patient and ideas for management. Outstanding grades are based on ward work, performance in the outpatient department, quality of presentations during rounds and conferences, and preparation, delivery, and content of seminar presentation.