ORTHO 7440 - Clerkship

Takes place at University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center and Huntsman Cancer Institute. A minimum of 4 weeks is required. There will be a total of eight students rotating each month. The rotation will be split into two weeks on each of the following subspecialties: foot & ankle and trama, hand and pediatrics, joints and tumor, spine and sports. There will be two students within each block who will rotate from one service to another within the block every two weeks. Students will be pre-assigned to a block and given the name of the chief or senior resident to contact before coming. Students will be expected to be involved directly in patient care and will be allocated responsibilities commensurate with their abilities. Attendance at Grand Rounds, Core Curriculum, and Sub-Specialty Conference is required. Visiting fourth year medical students will need to provide medical school grades and Step 1 scores at the time of registration.