Instructor(s): Drew Lansdown

This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. The goal of this 2 week sports medicine elective is to educate students in the comprehensive evaluation, pre-operative, surgical, and post-operative treatment as well as non-operative treatment of orthopedic injuries and related diseases.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Two-week elective providing exposure to history and physical examination and treatment of patients on inpatient and outpatient services. Assistance in surgery and the use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars and conferences form the basic for didactic instruction. Students will be assigned to services based on attending availability (and student preference if available).

Instructor(s): Nathan Hoekzema

This two-week elective will provide exposure to history and physical taking skills and treatment of patients on inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic and hand surgery services. Assistance in surgery and the use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

A 4-wk orthopedic surgery sub-internship. Students are assigned to an available subspecialty at Parnassus (inquire for subspecialty availability with course coordinator). Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions through clinical and operative exposure. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. A 10-minute case presentation to faculty and residents is required in summer.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

A 4-wk orthopedic surgery sub-internship. Students are assigned to one of two orthopedic services at ZSFG (Blue=trauma, arthroplasty; Gold=trauma, sports, foot, hand). Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions through clinical and operative exposure. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. A 10-minute case presentation to faculty and residents is required in summer.

Instructor(s): Ishaan Swarup

A 4-wk orthopedic surgery sub-internship. Students are assigned to pediatric orthopedic services at the Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (inquire with course coordinator). Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions through clinical and operative exposure. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, & conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. A 10-minute case presentation to faculty and residents is required in summer.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

A 4-wk orthopedic surgery sub-internship. Students are assigned to orthopedic services at SFVA (arthroplasty, sports, trauma, foot & ankle, hand). Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions through clinical and operative exposure. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. A 10-minute case presentation to faculty and residents is required in summer.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

A 4-wk orthopedic surgery sub-internship. Students are assigned to an available subspecialty at Mission Bay/Orthopaedic Institute (inquire with course coordinator). Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients with orthopedic conditions through clinical and operative exposure. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. A 10-minute case presentation to faculty and residents is required in summer.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Orthopaedic surgery clinical clerkships are offered in off-campus hospitals approved by the instructor of record for the course and the dean.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Orthopaedic surgery clinical clerkships are offered in off-campus hospitals approved by the instructor of record for the course and the dean.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder, Ishaan Swarup

Two-week elective providing exposure to history and physical examination and treatment of patients on inpatient and outpatient services. Assistance in surgery and the use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars and conferences form the basic for didactic instruction. Students will be assigned to services based on their preferences for sub-specialty and attending availability (contact course coordinator).

Instructor(s): Armen Martirosian

Students receive instruction and experience in the examination and treatment of patients on the inpatient and outpatient services, including the viewing and interpretation of radiographic studies.

Instructor(s): Lisa Pascual, Masato Nagao, Matthew Garibaldi, Sibel Deviren

This elective offers students experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Students will be exposed to patients with functional impairments due to a wide variety of illnesses and injuries in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Students will become proficient in the neuromusculoskeletal examination and develop skills to lead an interdisciplinary team in the rehabilitation management of patients with disabling conditions.

Instructor(s): Lisa Pascual, Masato Nagao, Matthew Garibaldi, Sibel Deviren

This elective offers students experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Students will be exposed to patients with functional impairments due to a wide variety of illnesses and injuries in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Students will become proficient in the neuromusculoskeletal examination and develop skills to lead an interdisciplinary team in the rehabilitation management of patients with disabling conditions.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Students continue previously initiated research projects under the guidance of faculty members.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

For MS1 & MS2 students. This course offers exposure to the anatomy lab and dedicated musculoskeletal anatomy dissections from orthopedic surgeons. Students who complete the course will be able to identify common musculoskeletal conditions of the hip, knee, shoulder/elbow, wrist/hand and spine; learn basic physical examination skills related to specific musculoskeletal conditions, and identify pertinent surgical anatomy related to musculoskeletal pathology and surgical treatment of disease.

Instructor(s): Aenor Sawyer

This course organized by the Health Technology Interest Group will consist of 10 hour-long classes. Approximately half of the classes will feature speakers including students, faculty and entrepreneurs, from within and outside UCSF. The rest of the classes will be interactive skills-building sessions during which students will participate in using technology tools (eg. learn to build a mobile app using online resources). The goal is provide a forum for exposure to innovative ideas.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Medical students will have the opportunity to learn about orthopaedic surgical skills and techniques — suturing, plating a long bone fracture, using a bone saw, etc. — and assist ortho faculty in the operating room and clinic. Students will attend two surgical skills labs where they will learn how to use orthopaedic surgical instruments and repair a long-bone fracture. Students will also be able to develop mentoring relationships with orthopaedic faculty through the OR Assist Mentor Match.

Instructor(s): Derek Ward

This course is the first part of a 3-part introduction to personal finance for medical professionals. Initial topics will include budgeting, loans and debt management, and the basics of investing. In this course, medical students will develop a framework to begin thinking about personal financial decisions and the unique financial positions of a career in medicine in order to establish good habits necessary for financial success as a physician.

Instructor(s): Derek Ward

This course is the second part of a 3-part introduction to personal finance for medical professionals. The elective will explore the particular tax situations that physicians face, insurance coverage (malpractice, disability, and life), and how physicians are compensated in various employment systems. Students will learn tax strategies unique to medical income groups, gain knowledge to make insurance decisions, and improve their understanding of reimbursement for their work.

Instructor(s): Derek Ward

This course is the third part of a 3-part series intended as introduction to personal finance topics for medical professionals. In this consolidation students will learn about retirement planning and various account types as well as important financial milestones they may face as they pursue their financial goals. This course will prepare students to make more informed decisions at major financial landmarks such as home buying, caretaking of family, marriage, children, and retirement.

Instructor(s): Karina Del Rosario

This elective offers an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) to allow students to explore the field early in their professional education. Each week, a physician or other PM&R healthcare provider will present to students about their role within the field of PM&R and the patients they work with. Subspecialties such as Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Neuromuscular Medicine, and many others will be introduced and explored.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

This course offers a series of lunchtime lectures delivered by various orthopaedic surgeons, including non-operative, from the department. Course goals are to introduce students to the field of Orthopaedic Surgery, learn about the career of an orthopaedic surgeon, and have time for questions & answers with each faculty attending.

Instructor(s): Nicole Schroeder

Focused study and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.