Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Duration: 4 weeks

Course Offered: Throughout academic year

Number of Students: 2  per rotation

Students Report To: John J. Walsh, IV, M.D., Two Richland Medical Park, Suite 404, 6:30 a.m., Phone: (803) 434-7074  Fax: (803) 434-7306. email: jwalsh@gw.mp.sc.edu

Contact person: Michele Wehunt, Student Services/Residency Coordinator Phone: (803) 434-6879  Fax: (803) 434-7306  wehunt@gw.mp.sc.edu

*USC SOM Third Year Elective

Designed for the prospective orthopaedic resident and for the student not planning orthopaedic specialization but desiring an extensive exposure to all phases of orthopaedic care, this elective covers preventative aspects, preoperative evaluation, surgery, and postoperative care and rehabilitation of a wide gamut of orthopaedic conditions. Pediatric, adult and geriatric patients with congenital, traumatic and degenerative problems are regularly encountered, and some neoplasms and infections are confronted. The student will work closely with the resident staff under the supervision of the faculty. The student will spend a great deal of time in the emergency and operating rooms and on the orthopaedic wards and will become acquainted with the research activities in orthopaedics. Four to six hours of didactic instruction per week are required. The student will be involved in case presentations and discussion .