The student will be assigned to two (2) Orthopaedic subspecialty services during their one-month rotation and will share the responsibility for the pre and post-operative care of patients, outpatient clinic visits, as well as assisting in surgery. The student will participate in morning rounds, conferences, and subspecialty specific conferences while on this Orthopaedic rotation. Students will also participate in day- and night-call to round-out their clinical experience.
Weekly Schedule
| Conference | Week 1-4 | Subspecialty Education | |
|
Monday |
Sign-out |
Clinical Assignment |
Hand Sports |
| Tuesday | Sign-out |
Clinical Assignment |
Oncology Tumor Board |
| Wednesday |
Sign-out Grand Rounds Core Curriculum |
Clinical Assignment | Arthroplasty |
| Thursday | Sign-out | Clinical Assignment | |
| Friday | Sign-out | Clinical Assignment |
F&A Hand Peds Spine Trauma |
Inpatient Rotations
- Arthroplasty
- Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Spine
- Trauma
Outpatient Rotations
- Foot & Ankle / Tumor
- Sports
- Upper Extremity
Visiting Student Program Contact:
Questions or concerns regarding eligibility and the Pritzker School of Medicine Visiting Student Program should be directed to visiting.pritzker@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Program Contacts:
Annie Detrick, Education Administrator
Office: 773-834-2858
adetrick@bsd.uchicago.edu
Oluwafemi Afolabi, Administrative Specialist
Office: 773-702-6254
oluwafemi.afolabi@bsd.uchicago.edu