ORTH 713E Rehabilitation Medicine

Credits: 3
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation elective provides medical students an exposure to both inpatient and outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation at OHSU and community hospitals. Outpatient opportunities include musculoskeletal rehabilitation, sports medicine, and neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine. Inpatient exposure depending on career goals is with the local pediatric rehabilitation specialists or adult rehabilitation specialists and provides an overview of rehabilitation. Patients with injuries including spinal cord injury, stroke rehabilitation, and traumatic brain injury. This course is offered for students considering a career in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

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