62 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine—Osteopathic Medicine Program It will be in accordance with the objectives and goals of the hand orthopedic surgery rotation as follows. Knowledge of orthopedic surgery, surgical indications, and surgical contraindications is essential for the competent practice of osteopathic medicine. The Department of Surgery closely partners with all areas of clinical instruction of all academic courses and programs of a clinical nature in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. During this elective, the student will have exposure to hand surgery. The student will be able to integrate surgical knowledge in the care of orthopedic patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. This will include congenital hand deformities, musculoskeletal hand injuries, arthritis, and tendonopathies in both inpatient and outpatient settings. (4.0–8.0 credit hours) COM 8029D—Orthopedic Surgery: Musculoskeletal Oncology Once the student has completed the basic COM 8029 orthopedic rotation, the student may take this elective. The student and preceptor will establish the goals of the elective, as well as testing, on-call duties, lectures, and presentations. It will be in accordance with the objectives and goals of the orthopedic musculoskeletal oncology rotation as follows. Knowledge of orthopedic surgery, surgical indications, and surgical contraindications is essential for the competent practice of osteopathic medicine. The Department of Surgery closely partners with all areas of clinical instruction of all academic courses and programs of a clinical nature in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. During this elective, the student will be exposed to patients with orthopedic diagnoses and problems arising from musculoskeletal oncology. This will involve integration of medical, surgical, pathological, and radiological patient information. Patients are evaluated in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. (4.0–8.0 credit hours) COM 8029E—Orthopedic Surgery: Orthopedic Sports Medicine In this elective, the student and preceptor will establish the goals of the elective, as well as testing, on-call duties, lectures, and presentations. It will be in accordance with the objectives and goals of the orthopedic sports medicine rotation as listed follows. Knowledge of orthopedic surgery, surgical indications, and surgical contraindications is essential for the competent practice of osteopathic medicine. The Department of Surgery closely partners with all areas of clinical instruction of all academic courses and programs of a clinical nature in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. This elective is designed to help the student integrate medical and surgical knowledge in the care of athletics-related injuries. The student is expected to participate in patient care as determined by the attending and resident staff members. This will involve preoperative, surgical, postoperative hospital, and outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic care of athletics injuries and all injuries of the knee and shoulder or other orthopedic injuries. (4.0–8.0 credit hours) COM 8029F—Orthopedic Surgery: Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine In this elective, the student and preceptor will establish the goals of the elective, as well as testing, on-call duties, lectures, and presentations. It will be in accordance with the objectives and goals of the orthopedic spine surgery rotation as follows. Knowledge of orthopedic surgery, surgical indications, and surgical contraindications is essential for the competent practice of osteopathic medicine. The Department of Surgery closely partners with all areas of clinical instruction of all academic courses and programs of a clinical nature in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. This elective is designed help the student integrate medical and surgical knowledge in the care of patients with spinerelated deformities and injuries. This will be both inpatient and outpatient and will include a wide variety of spinal disorders. The rotation is designed to provide assessment of patients with low back pain and spinal injuries with and without neurological involvement. The student is expected to participate in preoperative, surgical, postoperative hospital, and outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic care of the orthopedic spine patient. (4.0–8.0 credit hours) COM 8029G—Orthopedic Surgery: Orthopedic Trauma The student will have already been on rotation COM 8029 Orthopedic Surgery. In this elective, the student and preceptor will establish the goals of the elective, as well as testing, on-call duties, lectures, and presentations. It will be in accordance with the objectives and goals of the orthopedic trauma rotation as follows. Knowledge of orthopedic surgery, surgical indications, and surgical contraindications is essential for the competent practice of osteopathic medicine. The Department of Surgery closely partners with all areas of clinical instruction of all academic courses and programs of a clinical nature in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. During this elective, the student will have exposure to patients with orthopedic trauma. The student will use medical and surgical skills in the care of trauma victims and musculoskeletal injuries in the inpatient and outpatient setting. This is to include orthopedic preoperative, operative, postoperative hospital, and outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic care of orthopedic trauma patients. (4.0–8.0 credit hours) COM 8029H—Orthopedic Surgery: Pediatric Orthopedics In this elective, the student and preceptor will establish the goals of the elective, as well as testing, on-call duties, lectures, and presentations. This elective involves the specialty of orthopedics exclusively in the pediatric and adolescent patient.
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