Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

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Department
Orthopaedics
Course Number
PED 410
Course Title Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Course Director
Benjamin Martin, MD
Length (Weeks)

2, 4
When Offered

All year
Prerequisites

None
Availability Notes
Contact Name
Grace Fayomi
Contact Phone
Contact Fax
Contact Email
gfayomi@childrensnational.org
Other Contacts

Dr. Martin (bdmartin@childrensnational.org); Tatum Howard (thoward@childrensnational.org)
Location
Limit
2
Report

Course director will send an orientation email before the rotation starts.
Evaluation

Uniform Clinical Evaluation, participation
Description

This elective course presents an opportunity for medical students to learn the nature and scope of pediatric orthopaedic surgery. Students will be active members of the orthopaedic service participating in morning conferences, lectures, preoperative conference, clinic and surgical procedures. In addition, there are formal and informal sessions focused just on students. These will be didactic lectures, teaching rounds and practical workshops on splinting and casting. All students are required to prepare a ten-minute presentation on a pediatric orthopaedic topic during the rotation. One night-call is expected every 2 weeks. No weekends are required. The students work closely with the orthopaedic (not pediatric) residents and all conferences are orthopedic in nature. No additional travel will be required as all experiences take place at Children’s National.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Recognize the breadth and diversity of pediatric orthopaedic surgery.
  2. Participate as an active member of the orthopaedic service in clinic and the operating room.
  3. Describe the basics of common pediatric orthopaedic problems (e.g. hip dysplasia, scoliosis, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, clubfoot).
  4. Splint and cast appropriately.
  5. Participate in night call and assist the resident with the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with orthopaedic injuries.
Additional Notes