ORTHOPAEDICS
(02LA701)

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program
Drs. Cummiskey, S. Glock, McArdle, Couch, Liechty, LaSalle, McGee, Pritchard, Fischer, and Cooper
Units: 1-3 Full Time  Max Students Per Unit: 1
Available: All year
Prerequisites: Third or Fourth year status
70% Clinical; 15% Laboratory; 15% Lecture
    
This elective will provide the medical student with the knowledge of the specialty of orthopaedic surgery. The student will be assigned to a specific orthopaedic surgeon whom he/she will accompany daily in the office, the emergency room, clinics, and teaching experiences. He/she will gain experience in x-ray, pathology, anatomy and other laboratory work, as well as clinical aspects which will include developing judgments with reference to diagnosis and treatment of fractures, adult and children orthopaedics, and will include preoperative and postoperative care.