Orthopedic Surgery (ORSG)

Prerequisites: Surgery or Ob/Gyn Clerkship May be repeated; maximum credit 160 hours. A rotation intended as a general introduction to the field of orthopedic surgery, acquainting the student with the examination, diagnosis, and management of some of the disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The student will have exposure to multiple orthopedic problems in the office, plus surgical assisting with the attending orthopedist. (F, Sp, Su, III, IV)

A rotation intended as a general introduction to the field of orthopedic surgery, acquainting the student with the examination, diagnosis and management of some of the disorders of the musculo-skeletal system. In a general way, orthopedics is divided into trauma, adult reconstructive surgery and pediatric orthopedics. Consideration is given to a student who requests in advance a rotation through one of these particular divisions. Student assignment is usually to OMH, OCMH, and VAMC.

Exposure to those aspects of ortho surgery, which encompass those disorders either resulting from participation in organized sports, recreational activities, and physical fitness programs. The student will develop an understanding of normal anatomy, pathoanatomy, pathophysiology, and normal response of body organ systems to the stress of exercise. Emphasis will be on the identification of common disorders, their pathogenesis and the treatment.

Prerequisites: SURG 9780. A rotation intended as a general introduction to the field of orthopedic surgery, acquainting the student with the examination, diagnosis and management of some of the disorders of the musculoskeletal system. In a general way, orthopedics is divided into trauma, adult reconstructive surgery and pediatric orthopedics. Consideration is given to a student who requests in advance a rotation through one of these particular divisions.

General orthopedic conditions encountered in an office, the emergency room and the operating room with guidelines in the treatment of sports-related problems.

Prerequisites: Approval of Visiting School and OU Department Course Director.] May be repeated; maximum credit 320 hours. An off-campus elective is defined as work not at the Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine-Tulsa, or in a formally affiliated hospital; nor under the direct supervision of a member of the full-time faculty of the College of Medicine. A statement from the course director of the proposed elective concerning the supervision and grading of student's experience and a detailed course description of the proposed elective are required.

Prerequisites: Approval of the head of the academic department of the Tulsa Medical College campus under which the off-campus service falls, a statement from the course director of the proposed elective concerning the supervision and grading of the student's experience, and a detailed course description of the proposed elective are required. May be repeated; maximum credit 480 hours. Work not at the Health Sciences Center or Tulsa Medical College.

Prerequisites: Approval of the Associate Dean, College of Medicine and the Department head. May be repeated with a change of subject matter, multiple enrollment in same term, maximum 320 clock hours. Topics of a special nature or of unusual interest to the individual student.

Topics of special nature or of unusual interest to the individual student. May be repeated with change of subject matter.