Students take correlative anatomy and pathology. Elective involves experience in surgical, oncologic, radiologic, and pathologic principles of managing sarcomas. Heavy emphasis is placed on the reconstructive alternatives in the treatment of degenerative joint diseases. Enrollment limited to three. Preceptor-based outpatient, inpatient, emergency, or operative orthopaedic care.
Students work primarily in one subspecialty area and in one general orthopaedic clinic.
For students who plan careers in orthopaedic surgery. Emphasis on physical exam, diagnosis, radiographic evaluation, and non-operative treatment. Rotation through general orthopaedics as well as all subspecialty areas. For students who plan careers in primary care. Introduction to physical and non-physical problems that can block the patient's response to treatment and complicate care and outcome.