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Dec 17, 2024
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2018-2019 School of Medicine Bulletin [Archived Catalog]
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ORSU G815 - Orthopaedic Trauma and Acute Care
Credits: 2
The student will be assigned to a team consisting of orthopaedic residents and faculty members. Completion of medical history and physician examination on assigned patients as well as assisting in the formulation of a treatment plan will be among the responsibilities of the student. Participation in the preoperative evaluation, surgical treatment, and postoperative management will be expected. The two week rotation will be organized to ensure access to a focused experience in orthopedic trauma and the acute care of orthopedic patients that present to the Emergency Department and Trauma Bay. Therefore, the spectrum of pathology will include a broad spectrum of injuries, infections, and lacerations. Students can expect extensive experience in hands on techniques of laceration repair, application of casts and splints, and interpretation of radiographs. The student will be working in the 710-bed Greenville Memorial Hospital, an acute care hospital, and serves as the major tertiary referral center for the Upstate of South Carolina as well as Western North Carolina and Northeastern Georgia. The hospital also serves as the major Level I Trauma Center for this region. The course director will perform the student’s evaluation at the end of the rotation. The rotation will be organized as a night shift, working closely with the orthopedic resident In the Emergency Department. All Accreditation Commission Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), duty hour requirements will be adhered to for the students on the rotation just as they are for the residents.
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