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Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 303C. Clinical Clerkship in Rehabilitation Medicine (SCVMC) S1 Open to Visitors
The Rehabilitation Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a national leader in the advancement of rehabilitation and designated by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research as Traumatic Brian Injury model program (the only such designation in Northern California). Our clerkship emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the patient severely disabled by acute spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other neurologic disabilities. Concentration is on clinical evaluation, prevention of complications, and participation in long-term planning for maximal independence and improving the quality of life for the patient. The student functions integrally as a member of the treatment team and participates in all aspects of patient care including acute admissions of spinal cord injured patients, multidisciplinary evaluations of new admissions, patient care rounds, teaching and team conferences, therapy sessions, formal case presentations, neuroscience grand rounds, journal club, and didactic lectures. The team approach using multiple medical and therapeutic modalities is key to our patients’ success. Students may also have the opportunity to study the lifestyles of outpatients upon community re-entry, investigate community resources, and assess the ongoing medical issues of individuals with disabilities in the PM&R Outpatient Clinics. Clerkships are available in Spinal Cord Injury, TBI/Stroke, and Outpatients. Must be scheduled in advance by telephoning the Clerkship Coordinator as listed below before registering.
Prereq: Medicine 300A. Will accept third and fourth year students.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four or eight weeks. Space is limited. Must be scheduled in advance by telephoning the Clerkship Coordinator as listed below.
Reporting Instructions: Where: SCVMC, Room 1C045 (Old Main, 1st Floor), [Visitors call (408-885-2000). Require proof of PPD, Rubella and malpractice insurance.]; Time: 8:00 am.
Units: 6 or 12 DropCode: Call Code: 0
Director: Jeffrey Englander, M.D.
Other Faculty: J. Englander, M. Lawton, K. Shem, T. Duong, M. Berlly, S. McKenna, R. Caldwell-Williams, S. Scheler-Mangiapia, A. Shah, L. Lombard, M. Nguyen.
Coord: Teresa Goodman (408-885-2030), SCVMC.
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 304A. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clerkship (SUMC) S1 Open to Visitors
The medical student-IV (MS-4) will participate in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) outpatient clinics with an emphasis on musculoskeletal disease and injuries through the Stanford Spine and Sports Clinics. The Spine Clinic focuses on the precision diagnosis and comprehensive conservative and interventional treatment of spine disorders (i.e. neck and back pain, spinal stenosis and radiculopathy). The Sports Clinic focuses on the conservative management of musculoskeletal and sports injuries, including acute, subacute, and chronic cases. The MS-4 will be exposed to patients at all points of the continuum of care in the outpatient physical medicine clinics. Experience on the inpatient PM&R consultation service is also available for those interested in the evaluation of patients for rehabilitation potential. Goals include adequate exposure to the medical management of spine and sports injuries, physical disabilities and team management. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Ashley Johnson prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to ashley85@stanford.edu.
Prereq: Medicine 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for two or four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Outpatient Clinic; Time: 8:30 am.
Units: 3 or 6 DropCode: Call Code: 0
Director: Theodore Scott, M.D.
Other Faculty: M. Fredericson, R. Mitra, M. Smuck.
Coord: Ashley Johnson (650-725-7139), R107.
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 306A. Orthopedics Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) S1 Open to Visitors
Students will rotate two weeks at Stanford and an additional two weeks at either another Stanford service, the Palo Alto VA 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 adult orthopedic patients. Students are assigned to arthritis, foot/ankle, spine, sports, trauma or tumor service, attend daily rounds and clinics, and go to the operating room. Students must attend all regularly scheduled conferences. The main O.R. and some conferences are located at the Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) and the outpatient clinics are located at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center (SMOC) in Redwood City.
Prereq: Surgery 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 12 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Stanford Hospital, MSK Reading Room - XRay North; Time: 7:15 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call Code: 4
Director: Eugene Carragee, M.D.
Other Faculty: L. Chou, S. Goodman, T. Alamin, E. Carragee, M. Bellino, T. McAdams, I. Cheng, W. Maloney, G. Fanton, J. Dragoo, J. Huddleston, E. Cheung, M. Safran, D. Mohler, R. Avedian.
Coord: Sue Gonzalez (650-721-7616), Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion C - MC 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063.
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 310A. Hand Surgery Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC) Open to Visitors
(Same as Surgery 310A). 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 plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery). The student will serve in the role of subintern in the Hand Surgery Clinics, both at Stanford and at the Palo Alto VAMC, assisting resident and attending physicians. A significant percentage of patients are managed as outpatients and indeed, much of hand surgery is “primary care.” The student will also be involved in the operative management of hand and upper extremity problems. In addition the clerk will be exposed to the techniques of microsurgery as they apply to the hand (replantation of amputated parts). (Clerkship previously listed as FRES 310A, students may sign up for this course as ORTHO 310A or SURG 310A).
Prereq: Surgery 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for two or four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: 450 Broadway, Hand and Upper Extremity Clinic, Building A, Redwood City, CA 94063; Time: 8:00 am.
Units: 3 or 6 DropCode: Call Code: 2 (to rotate with residents every 2-4 nights, call from home)
Director: Amy Ladd, M.D.
Other Faculty: V. Hentz, J. Chang, J. Yao, C. Curtin.
Coord: Pam Rawls (650-723-6796), 770 Welch Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 314A. Pediatric Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
On this clerkship students learn: (1) how to examine children from the orthopedic standpoint; (2) how to manage the common pediatric orthopedic conditions; (3) casting technique; (4) postoperative management of children; (5) how a rehabilitation team works and the essentials of rehabilitation, including basic orthotics and prosthetics; and (6) the application of basic science, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry to the solutions of clinical problems in pediatric orthopedics. Students will have operating room experience and are expected to study and report on one orthopedic disease or problem. Technical help, photographic materials, and the like are available on the service for special studies.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A and Medicine 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-3 & 6-12 of 2008-09 and 1-12 of 2009-2010, full-time for four weeks. 2 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: LPCH, 730 Welch; Time: 8:30 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call Code: 0
Director: Lawrence Rinsky, M.D.
Other Faculty: J. Gamble, L. Rinsky.
Coord: Patricia Siordia (650-723-5243).
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 318A. Subinternship in Orthopedic Surgery (SUMC, PAVA, SCVMC) S2 Open to Visitors
Students will rotate two weeks at Stanford and an additional two weeks at either another Stanford service, the Palo Alto VA or Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC). An intensive in-patient experience, intended for students in their second clinical year who have completed a basic Orthopedics clerkship. Students build upon skills learned in the basic clerkship with significantly increased responsibility; students perform primary workup of new patients, write orders, perform procedures such as: seeing patients and taking a basic orthopedic history, perform physical examination of the musculoskeletal system, improve their ability to manage complex patient presentations including diagnosing and treating common adult orthopedic problems, advance skills in fracture treatment and cast application, total joint replacement surgery, and management of postoperative adult orthopedic patients. Students participate in daily care, take night call, write notes and dictate discharge summary. The main O.R. and some conferences are located at the Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) and the outpatient clinics are located at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center (SMOC) in Redwood City.
Prereq: Successful completion of Ortho 306A and for visiting students, successful completion of your schools equivalent of an introductory orthopaedic couse.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 8 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Stanford Hospital, MSK Reading Room, XRay North. Time: 7:15 a.m.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call Code: 4
Director: Eugene Carragee, M.D.
Other Faculty: L. Chou, S. Goodman, T. Alamin, E. Carragee, M. Bellino, T. McAdams, I. Cheng, W. Maloney, G. Fanton, J. Dragoo, J. Huddleston, E. Cheung, M. Safran, D. Mohler, R. Avedian.
Coord: Sue Gonzalez (650-721-7616), Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion C - MC 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063.
Orthopedic Surgery
ORTHO 398A. Clinical Elective in Orthopedic Surgery (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) Closed to Visitors
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 faculty preceptor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Please note: Students cannot add 398A clerkships directly to their fishbowl schedules through the regular shuffles. Please contact Caroline Cheang in the Office of Student Services at cheang@stanford.edu or 650-498-7619 with the faculty preceptor’s name and email address to add this clerkship.
Prereq: MED 208 or INDE 206.
Periods Avail: 1-12.
Reporting Instructions: Where: TBA (designated faculty preceptor); Time: TBA
Units: 1 to 12 DropCode: Call Code: 2 (varies according to preceptor)
Director: Eugene Carragee, M.D.
Other Faculty: Staff
Coord: Sue Gonzalez (650-721-7616), Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion C - MC 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063.
* "S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Subinternship)
