Medical students are encouraged to do an externship in order to get a first-hand experience of our program. This a three-week elective designed for the student interested in Orthopaedics or a similar surgical specialty. The student will be assigned to a resident-faculty team for three weeks at UCLA or one of our affiliated hospitals in one of the following subspecialties:

• Adult Reconstruction
• Hand and Upper Extremity
• Musculoskeletal Oncology
• Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Sports Medicine
• Trauma
  

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to expose the student to the treatment and diagnosis of orthopaedic problems through didactics and in the in-and-out-patient and emergency room settings.

• Strengthen skills in recognizing common patterns of musculoskeletal injury and disease using history, physical exam, and imaging techniques.
• Enhance problem-solving skills in daily evaluation and management of patients.
• Learn and demonstrate team work and effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Obtain exposure to common orthopaedic disorders and create complete differential diagnoses

Electives

Course Number
OS-OS450.01

Department Course Name
Orthopaedic Surgery

Course Type
400 Elective Sub-Internship

Locations
UCLA
Westwood Campus

Santa Monica – UCLA
Santa Monica Campus

Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC)
Downtown Los Angeles Campus

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