Course Description

PA 605 ORTHOPEDICS/ELECTIVE   5.0 Credit(s)
This five-week clinical course provides the PA student with experience in the outpatient and /or inpatient evaluation and management of common orthopedic problems. Students will gain experience in the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative assessment and management of acute and chronic orthopedic conditions, their complications and sequelae in adult and geriatric patient populations. Students will gain experience in professional communication with patients, patient families, and supervising physicians within an interprofessional healthcare team. Alternatively, the student can select from a variety of surgical or medicine specialties, or subspecialties, such as Oncology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Hospitalist Medicine, etc. The student will be able to recognize conditions treated in these specialties, and become aware of medical or surgical indications requiring referral to specialty care. Students will gain experience in professional communication with patients, patient families, and supervising physicians within an interprofessional healthcare team. Technically, students will become proficient in a number of clinical skills common to the practice of orthopedics or their chosen elective. Emphasis will be placed on students achieving proficiency in evaluation, diagnosis, management, problem solving and clinical decision-making skills through direct patient care as they pertain to orthopedic patients. The PA student will be supervised by a licensed physician or PA during the rotation. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the didactic year.
Offered: All Semesters All Years