Orthopedics Clerkship

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: Students will rotate at Stanford and at either Palo Alto Veterans Administration (PAVA) or Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC). This clerkship teaches students (1) how to take the basic orthopedic history and perform a physical examination of the musculoskeletal system; (2) how to diagnose and treat common adult orthopedic problems; (3) the basics of fracture treatment, including cast application; (4) the basic principles of total joint replacement surgery; and (5) the management of postoperative orthopedic patients. Students are assigned to Arthritis/Joints, Foot/Ankle, Hand, Peds, Shoulder/Elbow, Spine, Sports, Trauma or Tumor service, attend daily rounds and clinics, and go to the operating room. Students must attend all regularly scheduled conferences. While on the Stanford rotation outpatient clinics will take place at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center (SMOC) in Redwood City and surgeries will be at either the main campus or Redwood City location depending on the service. PREREQUISITES: SURG 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 12 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Steven L. Frick, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Sue Gokey Gonzalez, 650-721-7616, sgokey@stanford.edu, Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 450 Broadway Street - MC 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Stanford Hospital, Location and time to be provided; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 4. OTHER FACULTY: R. Avedian (Residency Director), J. Bishop (Associate Residency Director), and other division faculty (Arthritis/Joints, Foot/Ankle, Hand, Peds, Shoulder/Elbow, Spine, Sports, Trauma or Tumor). LOCATION: SHC, PAVAMC, SCVMC.