ORTH 705C Developing Clinical Clerkship Skills

Credits: 1
This course is designed to cover elements pertinent to the musculoskeletal system relevant to clinical care that are not routinely addressed. These include: practical pain management, imaging interpretation, hands on skills including casting, splinting and injections, etc.

Acute Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries
Appropriate Prescribing of Pain Medications
Systematic Interpretation of X-Rays with Musculoskeletal Injuries
Systematic Interpretation of MRIs with Musculoskeletal Injuries
Evaluation of Soft Tissues Masses
Splinting Skills Workshop
Joint Injections: Rationale and Technique
Osteoporosis from Orthopaedists’ perspective
Surface

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit