CLE 743

Credit: 4 hours.

An advanced clinical elective focusing on the management of patients sustaining major orthopedic injuries and their sequelae. Students will be involved in all aspects of the continuum of care, including initial emergency management, non-operative and surgical treatment of injuries, inpatient care, and the outpatient management of patients sustaining fractures and dislocations of the extremities and pelvis. Students will work with faculty daily and are expected to have direct participation in all activities. The application of basic science foundations in anatomy, cell biology/systems physiology, and fundamental biomechanical principles will be emphasized as they relate to the treatment of fractures and optimizing fracture healing. Students may, with approval of faculty director, create a proposed innovated solution to an orthopedic trauma situation.

4 professional hours. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Surgery Core Clerkship. Restricted to students enrolled in Phase 2 or 3 of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.