SELECT SIOSA - Inpatient Acting Internship- Orthopaedic Surgery

Night Call - Yes                   Weekend Call - Yes             Final Exam - No

Overall Educational Goal of Selective:

This orthopaedic selective provides the student with an in-depth look at orthopaedic surgery.  The student will spend time at LSU Health Sciences.

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 adult 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.

Specific Objectives:

1.    Improve the student’s skill in history taking and physical exam of the musculoskeletal system.

2.    Improve decision making skills required for the appropriate utilization of diagnostic tests such (CT, MRI, etc.)

3.    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.

4.    To develop skills in patient education, counseling and discharge planning.

5.    To improve the student’s knowledge of orthopaedic disease entities through participation in conferences and didactic teaching sessions.

Brief Description of Student Activities During Rotation:

At LSU Health Sciences Center, the student will be assigned to an orthopaedic 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 orthopaedic department.  The student will also take call 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.

Recommended Textbook:

Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (4th edition)

Method of Student Evaluation:

The senior Resident and the Full-time Faculty will evaluate students throughout the rotation. As interest and time permits, the students will be asked to present on Chairman’s Rounds and during Grand Rounds. The Senior Resident supervising the team will complete a written evaluation, and the faculty member on the team will also provide a written evaluation of the student.

All

Pass/Fail