An orthopaedic senior elective clerkship is offered by the Department of Orthopaedics at Atlanta medical Center to provide senior medical students a four-week rotation with extensive exposure to general and subspecialty othopaedic surgery. The senior clerkship is divided as follows:
- Two weeks at Atlanta Medical Center where the student is exposed to general orthopaedics in the resident and private attending outpatient clinics as well as orthopaedic trauma in the trauma bay and emergency room.
- One week at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, participating in the care of pediatric orthopaedic patients.
- One rotating week with exposure to sports medicine, hand surgery, foot & ankle surgery and/or spine surgery depending on availability and student interest.
- At all locations exposure to the operating room and inclusion in surgery is a priority during the senior elective clerkship.
Medical students remain under the guidance of the resident with whom they are rotating, the administrative chief orthopaedic resident, and the program director; Dr. Steven Kane.
At the end of the four weeks, the students are asked to present a selected lecture topic to the faculty, residents, and fellow rotating students at a Friday afternoon teaching conference.
Students receive evaluations with regard to the quality of their participation, professionalism, willingness to learn and the quality of their presentations.
Medical students interested in the senior elective program in orthopaedics must be in their fourth year. Senior elective rotation is for one month. Six months are set aside for senior elective rotation in the Orthopaedics Program at Atlanta Medical Center, which begins July 1 and ends December 31st of each year.
Students interested in the senior elective program in orthopaedic surgery at AMC should download the application and background authorization forms, as well as provide the necessary requirements which include:
- A letter from your medical school approving a rotation at Atlanta Medical Center
- A copy of your medical school malpractice insurance information regarding students accepting elective clerkships at other institutions
- A copy of your immunization records
- Two letters of recommendation (can be from a professor or physician whom you have worked with)
- A copy of your medical school transcript
You may download the application and background authorization forms for senior externship and send it along with the above information and mail it to:
Marianna Watson
Atlanta Medical Center
303 Parkway Drive, N.E.
Box 442
Atlanta, GA 30312
If you have any further questions regarding Atlanta Medical Center’s orthopaedic senior elective clerkship please email marianna.watson@tenethealth.com.
MEDICAL STUDENT ORTHOPAEDIC ROTATION
FALL/WINTER 2009
Atlanta Medical Center (Two Weeks)
- Take two nights of call during the week.
- Rotate in Attending’s Office with PGY-2’s.
- Shirt and tie in attending’s office.
Children’s Healthcare Center at Scottish Rite Hospital (One Week)
- Take two nights of call, one with PGY-3 and one with PGY-4.
- Shirt and tie in attending’s office.
Hand/Sports (One Week)
Last Day of Rotation – 10 to 20 minute talk on agreed upon orthopaedic topic.
Conferences
- Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. (Graduate Medical Education Library)
- Fridays at 12:00 p.m. (Graduate Medical Education Library)