4th Year Ortho Clerkship Electives and Acting Interns

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery offers six formal medical student courses including ORTH 8000, our Acting Intern course. 

Our courses are four weeks in length and are structured to gauge a student’s abilities based on six core competencies. These courses are appropriate for students that are interested in Orthopedics. 
Courses provide students with exposure to all aspects of Orthopedics including Adult Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle, Hand and Upper Extremity, Spine, Sports Medicine, Trauma, Oncology, and Pediatrics. Along with research courses and scholarly activities. Each course has its own course director who oversees the development and implementation of the curriculum for the course.   

The courses offered by the Department are as follows: