Virtual and Real: Human Anatomy and Sports Injuries: Grand Rounds

This undergraduate course is designed to give students who have completed SURG 100a and /or SURG 1OOb, the opportunity to expand their knowledge of specific sports injuries through research and through the creation and deliverance of a grand rounds (45-60 minute) presentation. Students, with guidance by faculty, will work in groups and will each choose a specific sports injury to study. Students will be encouraged to use resources such as cadaver specimens, radiographs, CT scans, MRls, the 3D anatomy table and interactive digital applications, along with consulting experts in the field of sports medicine. Each grand round presentation will focus on a clinical case, and cover the patient's symptoms, medical history, clinical examination, lab tests, prescribed images, differential diagnosis, definitive diagnosis, treatment and treatment outcomes. The course will be given over an eight­-week period. In the first week, students will be divided into groups, research potential sports injuries and decide on a specific sports injury to study. The second class will focus on each group developing a presentation outline and receive approval by faculty. In sessions three through six, students, under faculty supervision, will research and prepare their presentation, which will be presented to the entire class during weeks seven and eight. Sufficient time will be allotted for thorough discussion after each presentation. The class is limited to 16 students.