Orthopedic Surgery Rotation Practical Strategies for Success for Senior Medical Students 1st Edition by Adam Eltorai, Craig Eberson, Alan Daniels ISBN 9783319456652 3319456652

Chapter 1: Rotating at Your Home Institution

Goals

Preparation: Before Starting

The Players

Medical Student Role

Common Sense

Strategies for Being a Standout Team Player

What Makes a Good Medical Student: Pearls from Residents and Faculty

How You’re Being Evaluated

Pearls from PGY-1s

Chapter 2: The Outpatient Setting

General Preparation

What to Bring?

Arriving at Clinic

What Do I Do?

History and Physical Exam

Reading Radiographs

Procedures

Suture Removal

Staple Removal

Joint Injection

Subspecialty Clinics

Most Commonly Encountered Conditions

Trauma

Adult Reconstruction

Pediatrics

Growth Plate Fractures

Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH)

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)

Spine

Myelopathy Versus Radiculopathy

Hand

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Trigger Finger

Foot and Ankle, Sports Medicine/Shoulder, and Elbow/Oncology

Conclusion

Chapter 3: The Inpatient Setting

Rounding

Note Writing

Total Joints

Upper Extremity Trauma

Lower Extremity Fracture

Spine

Motor Scale

Oral Presentations

Casting/Splinting

Taking Call

Chapter 4: The Operating Room

Preparing a Patient for the Operating Room

Operating Room

Preparation

Introduction

Scrubbing

During the Case

Ways to Help in the OR

What Not to Do in the OR

Postoperative

Postoperative Check

Common Pimping Questions

Total Hip Arthroplasty

Anterior Approach

Lateral Approach

Posterior Approach

Other Total Hip Arthroplasty Questions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Lower Extremity Questions

Knee Arthroscopy

Upper Extremity Questions

Shoulder and Elbow

Hand

Spine

Pediatrics

Chapter 5: Top Resources

Textbooks

Apps/Smartphone

Email Access

Note Taking

Box/Dropbox/Other Web Data-Hosting Service App

PDF Reader/CHM Reader

Medical Calculation App

AO Surgery Reference

BioDigital Human

Traumapedia

Industry Applications

Additional Smartphone Apps

Epocrates

Touch Surgery

Online Resources

Orthobullets

Orthogate

Student Doctor Network (SDN)

VuMedi

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (aka Yellow Journal)

PubMed

Pocket References

Small Notebook

Rotation Dependent Materials

Hand

Pediatrics

Medicalc App

Sports

Shoulder/Elbow

Spine

Trauma

AO Surgical Reference

Traumapedia/Tarascon/Tolerances

Handbook of Fractures

Foot/Ankle

Joints

Industry Applications

AO Surgical Reference

Tumor

Bonetumor.org and Tumorpedia

Chapter 6: The Away Rotation

Purpose and Significance

Goals

Away Selection Strategy: When, Where, How

When

Where

How

Preparation: Before Starting

Evaluations

Letters of Recommendation

What Makes a Good Away Rotator?

Chapter 7: Landing a Residency Position

Applying

General Considerations and Timeline

Fees

Where to Apply?

The Application

Experiences

Publications

Hobbies and Interests

Letters of Recommendation

Sample Personal Statement

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Application Evaluation: What Program Directors Are Looking For

Evaluation of the Preclinical Years

Evaluation of the Clinical Years

The Interview

Interview Invites

Interview Social

Location

Program

Clinical

Education

Research

Interview Day

Preparation

Interviews

Interviewing

Sample Interview Questions

Interviewee Questions

Postinterview Correspondence

What to Consider When Evaluating Programs

Location

Hospital

Faculty and Administration

Curriculum

Operative and Clinic Experiences

Research

Residents

Didactics, OITE, Educational Resources

Benefits

The Ranking Process

Making Your Rank List

Ranking

Determine in What Order These Items Rank in Importance to You

Where Will You Be Happiest?

How Will You Learn the Best?

How Will You Use Your Time Outside  of Your Clinical Responsibilities?

Appendix

Sample Student Evaluation

Sample CV

List of Orthopedic Residency Programs

References

Index