Department: Orthopedic Surgery

Code Name Description
ORTHO102 Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Open to medical, graduate and undergraduate students. Opportunity to enhance knowledge of anatomy as it pertains to the practice of Orthopaedic Surgery and to improve dissection skills. Follows the surgical anatomy syllabus used by the Stanford Orth...
ORTHO110 Practical Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Exam Designed for students considering a career in sports medicine, orthopaedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, or physical therapy. Focus is on diagnosis and treatment of the most common inj...
ORTHO120 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle medicine is an exciting new movement to empower practicing clinicians and aspiring physicians to facilitate behavioral change and promote a culture of health and wellness in patients. Focus is on both concrete, evidence-based findings and t...
ORTHO199 Undergraduate Research Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ORTHO201 Musculoskeletal Exam Practicum Student initiated course. Opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills for conducting musculoskeletal exams. Sessions led by Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery attendings and residents. Didactic introductions followed by hands-on practice of specific aspec...
ORTHO202 Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Open to medical, graduate and undergraduate students. Opportunity to enhance knowledge of anatomy as it pertains to the practice of Orthopaedic Surgery and to improve dissection skills. Follows the surgical anatomy syllabus used by the Stanford Orth...
ORTHO205 Introduction to Orthopedic Surgery This seminar is designed to give preclinical medical students a broad overview of orthopaedic surgery and provide insight into life as an orthopaedic surgeon. The wide array of orthopaedic surgery subspecialties covered during the course include: spo...
ORTHO210 Practical Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Exam Designed for students considering a career in sports medicine, orthopaedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, or physical therapy. Focus is on diagnosis and treatment of the most common inj...
ORTHO220 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle medicine is an exciting new movement to empower practicing clinicians and aspiring physicians to facilitate behavioral change and promote a culture of health and wellness in patients. Focus is on both concrete, evidence-based findings and t...
ORTHO250 Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Rounds An interactive weekly seminar focused on increasing radiology fluency and early exposure to orthopedic medical decision making. The format will be largely case-based learning with didactic components interspersed as necessary for foundational materia...
ORTHO260 Tissue Engineering Principles of tissue engineering and design strategies for practical applications for tissue repair. Topics include tissue morphogenesis, stem cells, biomaterials, controlled drug and gene delivery, and paper discussions. Students will learn skills f...
ORTHO270 Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering Biological principles underlying the use of engineering strategies and biocompatible materials for tissue repair and regeneration. Structure, physiology, and mechanics of articular cartilage, bone, and dense soft connective tissues. Current ideas, ap...
ORTHO280 Early Clinical Experience in Orthopedic Surgery Provides an observational experience in a surgical specialty. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ORTHO290 Introductory Clinical Mentorship Preclinical elective designed to increase early clinical exposure to Orthopaedic Surgery for medical students. The elective provides opportunities for students to participate in the operating room, on surgery rounds and in surgical clinics. It will a...
ORTHO299 Directed Reading in Orthopedic Surgery Consists of studies in progress including circulatory problems; hemostatic disorders; homotransplantation; orthopedic pathology; bone growth; radiation injury; immunology; bacteriology; nasal function; muscular and nerve disorders and their effect on...
ORTHO303C Clinical Clerkship in Rehabilitation Medicine VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: The Rehabilitation Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) is a national leader in the advancement of rehabilitation and a core training site for the Stanford Physic...
ORTHO304A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clerkship VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: Our clerkship emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the patient severely disabled by acute spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, major trauma, and other neur...
ORTHO306A 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 t...
ORTHO310A Hand Surgery Clerkship VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Designed to introduce the student to the principles of diagnosis and treatment of problems of the hand and upper limb as carried out in a multidisciplinary clinic (faculty from pla...
ORTHO318A Subinternship in Orthopedic Surgery VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: Students will rotate at Stanford University and either Palo Alto Veterans Administration (PAVA) in Palo Alto, CA or Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) in San Jose, CA. An...
ORTHO370 Medical Scholars Research Provides an opportunity for student and faculty interaction, as well as academic credit and financial support, to medical students who undertake original research. Enrollment is limited to students with approved projects.
ORTHO398A Clinical Elective in Orthopedic Surgery VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Provides an opportunity for a student in the clinical years to have a clinical experience in Orthopedic Surgery, of a quality and duration to be decided upon by the student and a...
ORTHO399 Graduate Research Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ORTHO97Q Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine Preference to sophomores. Sports medicine is the practice of clinical medicine at the interface between health and performance, competition and well-being. While sports medicine had its origins in providing care to athletes, medical advances develope...