4th Year Ortho Clerkship Electives and Acting Interns

Course ID#	Course Title
IDPT 8028	The Business of Medicine
ORTH 5005	Intro to Orthopedics
ORTH 8000	Orthopedic Surgery AI
ORTH 8001	Orthopedic Primary Care
ORTH 8002	ORTH Adv Career Elective
ORTH 8005	Sports Medicine
ORTH 8006	Alpine Orthopedics
ORTH 8007	Intro to Clinical Orthopedics
ORTH 8100	ORTH Elective Away
ORTH 8600	Research in Orthopedics
ORTH 8630	ORTH Research Away

For more detailed information about each of the courses we offer, please view the School of Medicine Course Book.

You can also visit the Office of the Registrar's website to learn how to register.  Any specific questions about registering for a course should be directed to the University of Colorado School of Medicine Student Life Registrar.

The CUSOM Academic Year 2023-2024 VSLO Catalog is open. Students can begin applying for electives but departments will not start reviewing until March 1, 2023. Departments review applications and will begin making rolling offers within VSLO for rotations beginning on April 24, 2023.

Our fourth-year student program welcomes students from over 130 LCME accredited medical schools across the U.S. Like most medical schools, we use the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS), which is an online application service developed by the AAMC for senior "away" electives. Please check with your institution to see if they use this service. In order to register for a rotation with our program, you will need to submit a request through VSLO. It is important to know that VSLO will not open for registration until March of each academic year. 

Information for visiting students

If you are a CU medical student interested in observing our faculty apply here.

If you are not a CU medical student and are interested in an observership apply here.

We also offer shadow opportunities. Shadowing is short term, a total of 12 hours per year. If you are interested in shadowing please complete our online application.

Questions?
  

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The University of Colorado Department of Orthopedics is committed to advising any medical student who is considering a career in Orthopedics. Dr. Frank Scott is the Ortho Clerkship and Medical Student Director. He is happy to meet with any University of Colorado medical student who is contemplating a career in Orthopedics.

Dr. Scott can assist students with questions about career exploration, fourth-year scheduling, residency applications, and specific information about residency programs. Students who are fully committed to a career in Orthopedics are encouraged to meet with the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Evalina Burger, MD.

ORTHO Clerkship Director: 
FRANK.SCOTT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

ORTHO Clerkship Coordinator:
CUOrthoMedicalStudents@cuanschutz.edu

Dr. Burger’s assistant: 
CHRISTINE.ZINN-BLOCK@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU