ACE: General Orthopedics

School of Medicine

This course provides hands-on exposure to orthopaedic trauma and injury care. The student will be able to integrate medical and surgical knowledge in caring for orthopaedic trauma patients with musculoskeletal injuries in inpatient and outpatient settings. Emphasis will be placed on initial evaluation, preoperative and postoperative management, and intraoperative surgical procedures. Students will act as part of a multi-disciplinary team during this course. Students are also allowed to participate in the call experience, providing casting and splinting care and assisting in patient evaluations. Didactic sessions are held for one hour each morning before surgical cases or clinic, during which the student will be able to integrate medical and surgical knowledge in patient care. This course is designed to be taken by MS3s or MS4s in the spring semester of the year they are applying to residency via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in the fall. Please note that this is in part because we will interview you for a residency position during ACE month.